Here's pics and history on the barn I took down this spring, 2013. The outer walls had never been painted, and were the original barn. It was 1st built in 1887, then moved across the hwy in the 20's. It's interior was modernized in the late 1920's and converted into a house. It had lead piped water, a brick fireplace & chimney, 6 pane windows, doors, tongue in groove planks that were painted w/1930's colored milk paint. And the original linoleum floor. This is what is was... but due to weather such as high winds, rain, heat, and 93 yrs later, the poor structure was slowly being torn down by mother nature. "She" I like to call her, because she is the heart of the home and pioneer life in the Columbia River Gorge in all the 1900's. I was able to get a full 14' trailer load full of interior & exterior planked boards along with the original window frames, wooden fence boards for the animals, the old water facet knob and the original 1887 2ft wide barn boards.
After driving past her for almost 12 yrs and seeing that the roof caved in the middle when trees fell on it 20 yrs ago, I had to save what was left of her. So I did! It was a labor of love that took 2 trips and 2 months, along with finding a nest of baby birds between the 2 walls, a bat, tons of fallen tree logs and constantly being aware of possible rattlesnakes! This along with the Gorge's 50 mph winds & sun. So out of all the beautiful wood I saw potting benches made from her bones. They are strong, the wood is old growth hard wood and it is heavy. I'm so glad & proud to say that I am bringing her back to life again by recycling! 
Original Barn is on the Left side
This is the wood from the interior of the house, I loved the original colors, so I kept them all original.
There wasn't any glass left, so I put chicken wire in the window panes.
All the corners are framed with the original round trim that was on the houses windows & doors.
Ready for her new home!
This is my tribute to her! Sorry, Potting Bench is already sold. It was a custom order for Whole Foods Market.
