But having a super-spacious shop or garage isn’t the only reason why some people choose a pole barn home over a stick-frame house. Consider the following. Do any of these also resonate with you?

Owning one may mean you have more garage space or an in-law apartment. Some barns are large, while others are more like a shed, perfect for storage. We picked out five homes throughout the state ...

They’re the fastest, most cost-effective way to build permanent, solid shelter to store equipment, house livestock, or function as a garage or workshop facility. You can even use the pole barn ...

MORE: Celebrity Hair Guru’s ‘Butterfly House’ in the Hamptons Lists for $2.995 Million Sitting areas, bars and diversions such as pool tables also figure in and turn barns and garages into ...