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News from Garfield Farm |
Campton Hills, IL- Want to learn more about historic
barns? Attend Barns 101 at Garfield Farm Museum at 2 pm on Sunday,
September 19. The lecture, given by museum staff member, Dave Bauer,
will provide a general overview of historic barns.
The lecture will include discussions on basic
barn terminology, the evolution of barn types, and the differences
between modern and historic barns. The talk will also cover Garfield
Farm’s historic barns and how they fit in with Kane
County’s other historic rural structures. The lecture will
conclude with an optional tour of the 1842 hay and grain barn and the
1849 horse barn.
Over the last year, the museum has put a lot of
work into restoring the 1842 barn, its oldest existing structure. The
south wall was restored and repairs were made to 168 year old cracked
timbers and to upright posts damaged by a 2005 lightening strike.
Also, a new roof made from 30 inch long white oak shingles was
just completed. In 1842 there was still an abundance of wood so long
shingles were made but by 1849 as evidenced in the museum‚s horse
barn, shorter 16 inch shingles were used. More funds will be raised to
continue the entire barns restoration. Interested donors should contact
the farm.
The cost for the lecture is $6 per person and
refreshments will be provided. Reservations can be made by contacting
the museum at (630) 584-8485 or info@garfieldfarm.org.
Garfield Farm Museum is a 370 acre historically
intact former 1840‚s prairie farmstead and teamster inn that
volunteers and donors are preserving as an 1840s living history museum.
The museum is located 5 miles west of Geneva, Illinois off ILL Route 38
on Garfield Road. Reservations for the lecture can be made by
contacting the museum at (630) 584-8485 or info@garfieldfarm.org.