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Posted by Billy NY on June 14, 2006 at 06:27:35 from (64.12.116.74):
In Reply to: O/T What's happening to the old barns posted by TomR Ont on June 13, 2006 at 15:38:53:
I've often asked the same questions, marveling at what was once was here, 2 giant mortise and tenon native timber framed barns that we had ( just photos now ). Myself and the neighbor who used to store hay there were remarking how big the mow was, between the 2 of them you could put several thousand bales in there, I never saw both of them full when I was a kid. That and a huge victorian farm house, only thing left today is a small milk house, ( that will stay ). We have a lot of slate roof with the year built written in slate on the roof, timber framed ones here, have lost a lot too, they are from a bygone era, and a big money pit, I hate to see them in disrepair, each has it's own history, nothing wrong with being in awe of these great buildings representing a remarkable period in our agricultural history, I could stop by every one and still not get enough. That said, economically, best thing you can do it seems is maintain a roof, the tin ones and the slate ones have stood the weather here, but when the sills and floors get wet, the repairs can get costly and difficult, probably why so many have been lost. There are grants in NY, saw an article, but this is recent, not sure of the details. The other thing is, the purpose for which they were built is hard to adapt to the needs of today, so they are really obsolete, like so many historical buildings, but nothing is more pleasing to my eyes than a well kept timber framed barn with a slate roof with the year written in red slate, the craftmanship and materials that went into them is long gone today.
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