"The barns of old Ontario speak for themselves as ageless artistic works of great power, built for the millennium.  Gaps between barn boards are not the result of carelessness but were deliberately included, to provide for air circulation.  They also admit filtered light, and an empty barn in June, just before the first hay is garnered, can inspire thoughts of medieval cathedrals.  The silver-grey boards and lustreless steel roofs signal a timeless commitment to the land."

~ Thomas F. McIlwraith, LOOKING FOR OLD ONTARIO, University of Toronto Incorporated, 1997.