Bunkhouses of Yore

What do you imagine when I have told you that we are going to be building a bunkhouse?  I have been googling the word 'bunkhouse' to find out the images the word conjours up and so... 

This is the wikipedia entry-

A bunkhouse is a hostel or barracks-like building that historically was used to house working cowboys on ranches in North America. As most cowboys were young single men, the standard bunkhouse was a large open room with narrow beds or cots for each individual and little privacy. The bunkhouse of the late 19th century was usually heated by a wood stove and personal needs were attended to in an outhouse.

Here are some photos that might fit with that image. 

It makes me think of the Steinbeck novel 'Of Mice and Men'.  It was probably pretty cold, dreary and basic, hopefully the fireside singing cheered them up a bit!

(I think we can do a bit better than the Bunkhouses of Yore!)