J.C. Adams built this stone barn near Simms, in Cascade County, that was completed in 1885. Adams grew up in Kentucky and the barn design was influenced by his familiarity with the expansive horse barns of Kentucky. The barn is not currently in use and is owned by a nonprofit that has tried several plans to assure the old barn survives. When completed the local Sun River Press called the barn the "Marvel of Montana." There are several elegant barns that still survive in Montana, built in the late 1800's by rich industrialists and people who did not make their fortunes as farmers or ranchers.
