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4 L A Z Y F R A N C H Historic Structures Report

HS – 413 Barn Exterior Description The Barn is a one and one-half story log building with a gambrel roof, built on concrete footings. It contains three volumes; the central full one-and-one-half story volume with the gambrel roof, and two lower shed-roof wings (Figures 188 and 189). The unpeeled wall logs are joined with saddle notches and the exterior walls have both cement daubing and chinking with split and whole poles nailed in place. Boards and battens cover the gambrel section of the roof while the two shed-roofed wings are covered with green rolled asphalt roofing. The gambrel ends are covered with boards and battens painted red.

In the south (front) wall, a large entry with two sets of double doors fills the first floor level. This large opening replaced the original hay door in the half story, the top of which has been filled in with logs. The exterior board and batten doors run on a track mounted above the door, while the interior double doors are hinged and open inward. A concrete ramp has been poured in front of the entrance. The south wall of the west wing has a double board and batten door centered in the first floor, and a small board and batten hay door in the half story. The south wall of the east wing has a one-light fixed window high in the first floor level and a hay door in the half story.

On the west elevation, a double-leaf, board and batten door is centered in the west wing. The east elevation has two double leaf board and batten doors, one at either end of the wall. A 6-light hopper window is located high in the center of the wall.

In the north (rear) wall, the central component has two hay doors centered in the first and half-story level. Each wind also has a hay door in its half-story level. In addition, the west wing has a six-light hopper window in the first floor, which has been boarded over on the outside with a large sheet of plywood.

HS – 413 Barn Interior Description In the central volume, the walls and ceiling have been covered with plywood. The room has a concrete floor with a drain in the center. The opening for the hay door in the north wall has been filled with a piece of plywood. A flush wood door in the center of the west wall leads to the interior of the west wing. The half story of the central volume is open to the rafters.

The interior walls of the west wing are chinked with whole and split poles nailed in place. Log floor joists support a board floor in the half story which appears to have been used for hay storage. An opening between the half story of the west wing and that of the central volume, is partially blocked by the plywood walls and ceiling of the enclosed room in the central volume. In the ground floor, two stalls at the north end of the building formerly were used for the milk cows. Feed bunks are located along the wall of the stalls.

The interior of the east wing is finished in the same manner as that of the west wing. It also contains two stalls with feed bunks, but they are located at the south end of the space. A wooden gate separates the stalls from the remainder of the first floor. A board and batten door in the center of the west wall formerly led to the interior of the central volume. However, this doorway as well as an opening between the half stories of the wing and the central volume have been blocked by the plywood walls and ceiling of the new room in the central volume.

Condition The Barn is in good condition but there are some problems with the structure that could cause the building to fail and collapse in certain areas. The concrete pier foundation under the east wingst side has a lot of rot and deterioration of the sill logs as well as the concrete piers themselves. The settlement in the southeast corner of the Barn has also caused some of the shed roof structure to collapse causing a hole in the roof. Water can penetrate further into the structure and cause damage. There is some additional rot in the sill logs on the west shed roof wing because of the soil build-up around that side and part of the north side. The roof over this part of the building is in good condition. However, additional support had to be put in the interior of the west shed roof to support the structure during heavy snow loads.

The log walls are very dry and checked throughout the building and there is additional rot in the wall logs especially on the east side. The wall logs are dry and checked. The roofing over the main gambrel roof is gone and the wood sheathing and structure is exposed. The front of the central section of the building is supported by a concrete slab foundation that was put in to create a new space within the Barn structure. The slab ties into the side walls of the central structure but does not support the north wall.

The ends of the gambrel roof have weathered boards and there is some dry rot in the material. The doors are dried out and in some cases are warped. Pieces of the door are missing and they are coming apart in some cases.

The interior of the central section of the Barn has a wood frame structure with plywood paneling that on the walls and ceiling. There is a sheet asphalt roof over the structure where the floor of the hay loft was cut out. The interior of the east shed section has the original horse stalls and wood plank floor that has seen a lot of wear and some deterioration because of the water penetration. The interior of the west shed section still has some of the dairy stalls but has been opened up towards the front requiring additional supports in the winter time.

Figures 190 through 205 show the existing conditions of the Barn.

HS – 413 Barn Exterior Photos

Figure 190 – Looking north at the front façade of the Barn. The log base and board and batten upper portion of the gambrel roof end are generally in good condition. There is some warping of the boards.

Figure 191 – Looking north at the wood sliding doors.

They are warped and in fair condition.

Figure 192 – Looking north at the east shed roof structure. The sill logs span the gap between the concrete piers that are showing some deterioration.

Figure 193 – Looking northwest along the front of the building showing the log work. The center section has a concrete foundation that helps to support the front wall and is in good condition. The shed roof structure has some settlement under the doors that are in poor condition.

Figure 194 – Looking northeast at the Barn. There is some settlement in the log walls which show up in the eave of the roof. The sheet asphalt is in good condition but the board and batten roof of the central section is in poor condition.

Figure 195 – Looking east at a door in the west wall.

The door is in poor condition and there is rot in the sill logs because of the soil build-up around the base on this side of the building.

Figure 196 – Looking south at the gambrel end of the roof and log structure below. The boards and battens are warped and weathered.

The doors in the lower section are in poor condition.

Figure 197 – Looking northwest at the Barn. The upper roof is in poor condition. The wall logs are dry.

Figure 198 – Looking west at a section of the shod roof wing of the Barn. Note the damaged sheet asphalt roof where there is some damage to the structure below. Also the base logs are rotted and the logs are not properly supported at the base. The door is in poor conditional.

HS – 413 Barn Interior Photos

Figure 199 – Looking north at the room within the gambrel center section of the Barn. There is a new concrete floor, framed walls and plywood paneling.

There is a roof with sheet asphalt on top in the loft area.

Figure 200 – Looking north at the interior of the west wing. There is some rot in the floor and the structure for the roof needs to have additional supports to take care of the snow loads on the building.

Figure 201 – Looking north at some of the original stalls for horses and dairy cows in the west wing.

Figure 202 – Looking south at the stalls in the east wing of the Barn.

Figure 203. – Looking south at the log rafters in the east wing. There is some damaged structure on the south end allowing water to penetrate and in turn causing rot in the wood materials.

Figure 204. – Looking west at the frame structure that was built in the center section of the Barn. Note the sheet asphalt roof over the structure.

Figure 205 – Looking south at the structure of the gambrel roof and end. Note the openings in the roof and gambrel end. There is some rot in the wood structure. Note the sheet asphalt roof of the structure below.