As if planted, cultivated and grown from the Indiana soil, the towering wooden structure sits tucked into the farm fields east of Franklin. The weathered wood and rusty iron fittings seem at place on ...

Much of modern farmhouse style — the shiplap, natural materials and distressed finishes popularized by magazines and shows such as HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” — evokes a simpler time in a vague, nostalgic ...