Star On Houses
Usually they are 5 pointed and come in various sizes.

Star on houses. These weren t flags like those hung by blue or gold star mothers. In most cases today homeowners hang the decorative old looking metal stars on their homes simply because they enjoy and like them. Take a peek at just about any decorating catalog and you will find at least one of these popular stars. I often see these large stars normally bronze on peoples houses.
It looks nice and i have the chance to buy one cheap but i would like to know before i hang it if it has a meaning other than looking good. It seems from what i ve gathered that the stars came over with the amish mennonite groups from germany and each color has a meaning. Sometimes they are hung on the porch wall. I think it.
Where i live the stars are very common on houses and barns and are generally called amish barn stars. Supposedly marks or covers the ends of beams in a barn so apparently there is no singular purpose for this very distinct star. Stars on houses are very common in pennsylvania. It is uasually a five point star not the star of david but good answers thanks.
Other times you see them hung near the gable on the garage or on a barn. Others will note a bright yellow star painted on barns and garage doors. On virginia s eastern shore i saw a bunch of houses with 5 sided stars like this one on their sides. The history of barnstars can be tracked back to the 1700s.
Normally they are made out of different grades of metal and come in a variety of colors. It s not like there is a wide variance in the star. Another star although not as common is the moravian star which has multiple points with decorative holes throughout for refracting light. Most were black but some were more muted colors.
Do they mean anything.



























