Posted by LonM on January 24, 2013 at 17:50:01 from (69.165.30.73):
I was moved by the previous posts about old barns so I thought I would share the story of our barn with you all. The top photo was taken in 2011, and the bottom photos were taken in 1954, shortly after a wind storm came through. The barn blew to the east and collapsed into the basement. It moved over 16 feet in the middle and dropped about 8 feet. The ends stayed put. Alot of work was done with shovels and wheelbarrows to excavate for new piers and footings. It was jacked up and slid back to where it belonged and a concrete block wall was laid on the east side to replace the stud wall it had been supported by. Over the years more reinforcing was done with lumber, cable, and finally steel siding. We still use it to this day for our cattle operation; it was built around 1902. Many old barns in our area are disappearing fast- quite a few farms are gone to the point that you would never know they were there at one time... PS sorry for the multiple pics, this is my first time posting them!
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