[Bruce Eakins]

Had a bad wind storm 2-3 months ago, and the old roundtop barn my dad and grandad built in 1952 (I was 5) caved in one side. Today my son and I had to finish taking it down. A friend has a trackhoe and he came over. We dug a hole in back and took it down and filled it in. The new barn (kit) should arrive next week and we can start with the new one.

 

[Southpaw]

Sad to see the old barn structures going down . The Charlie Russel /Con Price barn fell to the track hoe . Insurance company would no longer carry policy on the ranch with the building standing . At least the Old Log cabin got on the nat registry of historic places. CM Russel was a western Artist in this area. Museum is in Gt.Falls next to a log cabin he had built of power poles . It seems like all the old barns built in the homestead era are mostly gone. My Grandfathers barn burnt to the ground , the other grandfathers barn was modified in to a round roof machine shed. One classic barn in this area was burned when the new owner of the place decided it was too expensive to maintain. wish I had know he was going to burn it . Would have taken pictures . There is a beautiful old stone barn in the Sun River area . It made it to Historic register but no money to keep it up. Becomes an albotross to the owner.

 

[Gapmaster]

Lost ours too

Lost the barn last year. Killed one of the horses when it went down. We never expected it, but the winds just got to strong. Don