McFerrin Barn

The barn was built in 1935 by Mason McFerrin. It was built with very high quality lumber milled locally, and the metal parts were of the highest quality for that time. It was originally built for a dairy operation on the property and the milk was sold to Armor Creamery and made into cheese. Dairy operations ceased in the late 1950s. On January 25, 1863, Lt. John Hutchenson (a Confederate soldier) was killed just outside of where the entrance to the barn property is located. There was a monument placed at the gates of the barn lot by the Daughters of the Confederacy, but the monument had to be moved about 50 yards when the new John Bragg Hwy was built.

A historic barn rich with farming heritage and Civil War history in scenic Cannon County, TN.

Quilt block painted by Diane and Kevin Mooneyham