Like the fact that some houses, particularly in the northeast, have a five-pointed decorative star hanging on the exterior. ... Barn Stars. According to The Voice of Pelham and Central Niagara, ...

In the late 1980s, Pennsylvania could boast more than 400 barn stars — those circular, geometric designs painted on the sides of Pennsylvania Dutch barns that most people know as “hex signs.” ...

“I spent more time in the barn than in their house,” Mercer said with a laugh. The 115-year-old barn still stands on the farm west of Holton, where Mercer and her husband, James, now live.