The Amish and Mennonites have traditionally lived in agragarian communitites. Pennsylvania is know world-wide for its rich soil and tidy farms.

However, in just the past 25 years, with the continuing population growth, farmland in PA became less available. Many farmers in the plain community had to look for other opportunities to earn a livlihood.

With their practical hands-on work ethic, wood craftsmanship became a natural alternative to farming for many of the Amish. A few farmers experimented with the construction of little storage barns, building them in their farm shops over the slack winter months and selling them to their neighbors. Initially, only red paint was used, so these sheds were truly "little red barns".

The concept of backyard storage became increasingly popular. Today, shed manufacturing has become an important occupation in Pennsylvania's rural communitites. Tens of thousand of little barns are constructed every year and shipped all over the country.

Penn Dutch Structures has the largest Shed sales lot in Pa and Maryland. Browse a selection of our sheds onlin, or stop by to visit us at The Markets at Shrewsbury in Glen Rock, PA.