684,902
Barns were traditionally painted red due to the accessibility and cheapness of red paint. Farmers could create red paint out of skimmed milk, lime, red iron oxide and linseed oil to protect the wood of the barn. The linseed oil and red iron oxide gave the paint it's color. Alexa knows all!
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Silvia Dukes PA, Broke...
Spring Hill, FL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Joyce M. Marsh
Daytona Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,584,889
because rust kills fungus.... thus a red tone....now barns are traditionally painted red.... no paint in those days....
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
2,328,695
Like Barbara Todaro and Kasey & John Boles said. According to Farmers Almanac:
Rust was plentiful on farms and because it killed fungi and mosses that might grow on barns, and it was very effective as a sealant. It turned the mixture red in color. When paint became more available, many people chose red paint for their barns in honor of tradition.
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
3,432,576
Inquiring minds want to know ... and now we know.
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The Villages Realty
San Jose, CA
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Nancy Frimann
Gilroy, CA
5,492,242
A barn of any other color is just not a barn!
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,230,207
Don't really know, but I am sure we will find out soon.
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
290,969
So they stand out when it snows, Fred Griffin? I do not know, but will read replies below! Hope that you had a wonderful Road Trip, too.
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Joyce M. Marsh
Daytona Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
809,308
https://www.farmersalmanac.com/barns-painted-red-240. Now it's mostly because when people think barns they think red, traditionally. -Kasey
Added: https://www.livescience.com/33195-barns-traditionally-painted-red.html
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,071,135
Interesting.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
1,598,552
Wow, now I know.
Thank you.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
778,575
I learned something new here today.
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
509,499
I have no idea but I love the color red for barns!
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
6,697,875
Iron oxide was a cheap dye for early paints.
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
663,493
I have a red barn ~ Painted it red because it looks good & it's the color my Wife wanted it to be...
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,744,523
I don't know why but I guess you have a theory.
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
719,777
LOL
I was wondering why the sky is blue. Pass the joint Fred....
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
761,574
I just learned something I never knew before!
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,210,256
I grew up in pennsylvania and most the barns are red becuase of the rust but armish most have white, so I wound why?
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,774,100
Fred,
I never questioned it...
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,646,149
I always thought it was for the sharp contrast for the crop dusters...
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The Villages Realty
San Jose, CA
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,321,277
What's with the barn color questions today? No help from me... I'm a city girl... would hardly know a barn if I saw one!
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,123,195
I wish we knew.
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
506,580
As an artist I’d say they are red so they contrast well in a painted picture!
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,172,326
Not sure of the reason but it seems to be a tradition.
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
532,737
I needed a good laugh this afternoon Fred Griffin - and you have just provided it!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
3,214,209
they are painted red to honor the time they were stained with rust.
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,988,138
To attract the hummingbirds of course.
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,579,750
I'm glad I came here to see the answer! I just learned something new, thank you!
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,322,035
Fred Griffin - thanks for the question, learned from the other answers.
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,713,581
Quite a question.
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
8,161,672
Traditions.
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,263,077
communist painters ....
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
564,544
Hmmm - Interesting question -
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,492,510
And now I know! A great future trivia question!
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,429,868
Interesting, I learned something new today. Thanks.
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
259,417
tradition?
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
458,400
Why not?
We typically have black ones, it may help with curing burley. A few red here and there.
Also have a bunch of cream/white & green on horse farms here as well.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,010,128
I looked this one up - there are several reason it seems
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,986,473
It was a color that was available.
Many barns are also white and grey
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
923,134
It was the cheapest available paint.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,851,358
I want to know too. I remember them being "red" in the see dick & jane run books and just accepted it
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
921,504
With any other color Mail Pouch just doesn't pop!
I vote for a conspiracy of the tobacco industry, Pantone and a very futuristic marketing company in 1770.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
6,011,537
That is a good question. Nice to read comments.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,539,754
Wow, loving the answers here! Had no clue! Thanks for asking this one!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,434,227