The Nallin Farm Springhouse and Bank Barn are closely associated with the

Nallin Farm House The Nallin Farm House and the related Nallin Farm Springhouse and Bank Barn are located on Fort Detrick at Frederick, Maryland. The Federal style brick farmhouse was built in stages between the 1780s and the 1830s and formerly served as the re ...

on the grounds of

Fort Detrick Fort Detrick () is a United States Army Futures Command installation located in Frederick, Maryland. Fort Detrick was the center of the U.S. biological weapons program from 1943 to 1969. Since the discontinuation of that program, it has hosted m ...

, Maryland, US. The barn is a good example of a

fieldstone Fieldstone is a naturally occurring type of stone, which lies at or near the surface of the Earth. Fieldstone is a nuisance for farmers seeking to expand their land under cultivation, but at some point it began to be used as a construction mate ...

-built

bank barn A bank barn or banked barn is a style of barn which is accessible from the ground, on two separate levels. Often built into the side of a hill or bank, the upper and the lower floors could both be accessed from the ground, one area at the top of ...

with a byre on the lower level and an earth ramp on the opposite side providing access to a

haymow A hayloft is a space above a barn, stable or cow-shed, traditionally used for storage of hay or other fodder for the animals below. Haylofts were used mainly before the widespread use of very large hay bales, which allow simpler handling of bul ...

. The simple stone springhouse is the source of -acre Nallin Pond. The barn and springhouse were built . The Nallin Farm Springhouse and Bank Barn was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

in 1977. The barn has a

hay hood A hay hood is a roof extension which projects from the ridge of a barn roof, usually at the top of a gable. It provides shelter over a window or door used for passing hay into the attic or loft of the barn; it may hold a pulley for hoisting hay or ...

, as can be seen in the 14th of 17 photos included in the nomination.

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*, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust Buildings and structures in Frederick County, Maryland Fort Detrick Barns on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Agricultural buildings and structures in Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Frederick County, Maryland Barns with hay hoods {{FrederickCountyMD-NRHP-stub