Introduction to Barn Project

The Winn Barn built in 1916 is without question the most underused asset on the Winn Century Farm (1875). We are currently working to rectify that situation by cleaning it up, and making slight modifications, in order to make this beautiful building a place where people will have memorable events.

This blog will be directed to those who would like to follow the progress and development of this project. I will occasionally throw in miscellaneous Winn happenings that are either helping or hindering that progress. My goal is to share our excitement in big and little step of progress.

When we started the barn had many items of little value and numerous decades old cobwebs, (do those things ever disintegrate on their own?), mice and their turds, many layers of cow, chicken, pig, and sheep poo mixed with straw and urine. Yep, a lovely concoction!

We made several trips to the dump with junk, and sold some stuff at a yard sale, torn down, now unneeded, fences or dividers that were erected in a typical farmer style. (lots of baling twine and wire) I started hosing down the cobwebs, and poo. Much work later the "dairy side" of the barn is now presentable.