Looking for some practical buildings for your homestead? Here are some good quality plans that you are welcome to use for free. They are all downloadable, so you can start your project today.

Farm Building Plans  Downloadable plans for animal shelters, barns, grain storage buildings and equipment sheds from the MidWest Plan Service, sponsored by the US Department of Agriculture.

Barn Plans and Farm Building Plans from The University of Tennessee Extension Service  Free, instant download design plans for dozens of horse barns, pole barns, storage sheds, small animal shelters, greenhouses and equipment sheds.

Open Front Pole-Frame Shed Plans from the Canada Plan Service  This plan is for a simple, 24' deep, open front, shed roof shelter that can be built at a variety of widths. It has 14' bays between poles. Use this structure for livestock, hay or lumber storage, or vehicle shelter.

Farm Outbuilding Designs from the Historic American Building Survey  These eighteen and nineteenth century buildings are samples of the hundreds of barn and outbuilding designs that have been preserved through the HABS. You can view photos and measured drawings of floor plans, exterior elevations and construction details.

Build a Little Pole Barn for Your Lawn Tractor  Pole-style construction provides an economical method of building a drive-thru shed, even if the shed is built on a sloping lot. This project is a great way to learn pole building techniques. And, you'll have a pretty, gambrel roof yard barn when you're done.

Farmstead Outbuilding Designs from North Dakota State University Agricultural Extension Service  Get great ideas from free design plans and building details for useful small farm buildings: farm stands, smoke houses, chicken coops and much more.

Yesterday's Outbuilding Designs  The builders of yesterday's picture-perfect barns and backbuildings left us a legacy of design ideas and practical building advice. Their words, drawings and designs are as valuable now as they were then. The Backroad Home website presents some of the best designs from historic sources.

Historic Home and Outbuilding Designs.  Be inspired by dozens of renderings and floor plans of yesterday's homes, cottages, farmhouses, carriage houses, vintage garages, gate houses and farm outbuildings. If you like any one of the designs, you can read more about it, and find more designs like it by ordering an inexpensive, instant-download reprint of the original 19th century book where it was first published.

Building Plans for a Timber-Frame Shed or Workshop from Black and Decker  This 8'x10' shed has the same rough-sawn timbers and basic design used in traditional timber-framing, but with joints that are easy to make.

Small Building Plans from Free-ProjectPlans.com  Beautiful designs for small buildings and do-it-yourself projects as free instant-download plans. You'll find free plans for sheds, barns, cabanas, pergolas, a garage, a combination garage and workshop, decks, an attractive easy-to-build gazebo, a great little cabin, a picnic table and other backyard building projects. New plans are being added all of the time.

Free Plans for a PVC Pipe Mini-Barn  This quick, inexpensive fabric covered shelter is great for ATVs, bikes, golf carts or lawn tractors. 

Farm Building Plans  Downloadable plans for animal shelters, barns, grain storage buildings and equipment sheds from the MidWest Plan Service, sponsored by the US Department of Agriculture.

Build a Little Pole Barn for Your Lawn Tractor  Pole-style construction provides an economical method of building a drive-thru shed, even if the shed is built on a sloping lot. This project is a great way to learn pole building techniques. And, you'll have a pretty, gambrel roof yard barn when you're done.

Yesterday's Outbuilding Designs  The builders of yesterday's picture-perfect barns and backbuildings left us a legacy of design ideas and practical building advice. Their words, drawings and designs are as valuable now as they were then. The Backroad Home website presents some of the best designs from historic sources.

Do-It-Yourself Chicken Coop Plans from Buildeazy.com  Quality online plans that use can use to help you build your own shed, gazebo, dog house or greenhouse.

More Free Outbuilding Plans  This page has just a small sampling of the free plans that are available for building barns, workshops, garages, animal shelters, horse barns and country outbuildings. Click through to find dozens of great plans for all types of country buildings.