Above: American flag on a white barn in Woodstock, Vermont. Prints available: https://edward-fielding.pixels.com/featured/american-flag-on-white-barn-edward-fielding.html
As a photo subject, flags on barns stops the car every time. Put a big Old Glory on your beautiful antique barn in Vermont or New Hampshire and expect to see me in your driveway.
A great old antique barn, especially a paint-less one, grayed to a fine patina looks fantastic with a pop of red, white and blue.
A flag on the side of a barn, painted or hung is supposed to follow the United States Flag Code, which became official on June 22, 1942, describes the proper guidelines for displaying the flag.
Not that anyone will be arrested or fined for improperly displaying a flag but these are the guidelines.
Technically a USA flag is only supposed to be displayed from sunrise to sunset. If not taken down, perhaps because it is painted on the building or is huge – it is supposed to be illuminated at night.
It’s illegal for any homeowners association to prevent residents from flying the flag. However, they can have a say in how it’s displayed.
Properly display the American flag. It starts with the positioning of the union (or blue field). Whether the flags are painted on the home vertically or horizontally, the union area should always be at the upper left corner. Not like this painted flag in Lebanon, NH.
Proper way to display the colors
