Many
have asked so I'm now doing pictures and a bit of the history as I know
it that surrounds our barn. We are 'in town' technically, but we have
one of the last standing barns, It's in great shape as it doesn't leak
and the floor and inside walls were made of half logs. It was built in
1850 according to the real estate information. The only thing the
previous owner left behind of any value was an abstract Title that
spelled out the history of the property, a story for another time.
The
last owner had used it for storage and had it packed so full you
couldn't see all 4 walls at the same time. When they moved they took
most of their things, but did leave behind a 60 yard dumpster full of
junk (you know things like 60 year old vacuums, broken high chairs, plastic one gallon jugs, broken coat racks, etc... I could go on for pages.
We
were not told that it is 'sliding' off its foundation by the previous
owners, but the previous previous owner has told us it is. He said he
shored up in the early 90's before selling. Now we're told the next guy
put skirting (we were told it was for drainage) around the shoring to
disguise it. This summer we'll take off the skirting and see where we
stand. Hubby is thinking about turning it into a workshop. Once
we cleared away the debris we found a pretty neat barn. The building
itself is about 28 x 30 and has a large attic area. There is a wood
burning stove and old brick chimney. The sliding carriage doors (I
couldn't get a picture of these today - too many mud puddles) no longer
slide open as that side is braced from the ground up, but look neat
anyway. The graffiti is
leftover from the local high school students. In the 80's our barn was
used to construct the homecoming float in each year and became a hangout
for the kids. Someone
replaced one of the windows with a vinyl slider that looks really out of
place. Right now hubby uses it for mainly storage.
And this picture is especially for Barbara.
This is the south west corner where you can begin to imagine the
greenhouse made from our old sash windows. This spring we will be
planting lilacs of various colors along the outside of the chain link
fence to create a hedge to hide it and add a touch of privacy. You also
have to imagine the yard is green. If you look close, there are still a
few small patches of snow here and there. In that corner will be the
greenhouse. The door will open towards the yard. I may even set it on
an angle for a touch of charm. Now imagine on either side a 3 tiered
flower bed made from railroad ties and full of LOTS of color.
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