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The
Furrow Winter 2002 |
| Barn Discoveries: Our Barn's a New Yorker? - by Tevis Stites-Robertson |
| Part 2 - Unearthing the Past | Part 3 - Opening up Doors | Part 4 - Our Barn's a New Yorker?| |
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Part 1: Introduction You can learn a lot about something by taking it apart. While we had a great deal of knowledge about the Henry Phillips barn before we began working on it, mainly set forth in the historic structures report written in 1983, we have learned more in the restoration process. Siding, hay, and interior sheathing hid many features in the barn from previous investigations, and concrete and soil hid many things buried in and around the barn.
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Part 2 - Unearthing the Past | Part 3 - Opening up Doors | Part 4 - Our Barn's a New Yorker?|
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| This article first appeared in a shortened version in the Winter 2002 edition of The Furrow, the quarterly newsletter published by the Friends of Howell Living History Farm. The contents are © 2002 The Friends of Howell Living History Farm. |