Barns and farms

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Historic barns and farms of the area

Catherine Baker Truman's memories of this picture perfect farm tucked away way back in the foothills. The barn was evidently built by a Scandinavian. When the door on the far right side existed it had a long jawbreaker name (which Dad thought was Scandinavian)with the date 1895 written on the inside. The logs were skillfully hewed and fitted together without nails. The two sections have a different style of hewing and may have been done by different people at different times. The construction is a work of art. The house was not attached to the barn. There is a possibility that someone had lived in the far right section while the house was being built. Dad used the rooms as a tool shed and the other for storage. Catherine's parents were Dave and Ella Hathaway Baker. Ella came from Loon Lake and Dave's family from Williams Valley. Two of Catherine's siblings are Carol Baker Betz and Wendle Baker. There are also several others. Thanks to Catherine and Cliff Truman now residing in Florida after a lifetime as Missionairies in South America.

This barn is located on Randy and Taffy Long's property today. Three related pictures can be seen on Clayton Page 5. Caterine Baker Truman writes. My Parents Mr. and Mrs. David Baker purchased this 80 acres of good land and forest in late 1931 or early 32. The house had burned down and the original owners had moved on.They paid up taxes of about $750.00. Her parents converted a two room chicken house into a home. They lived there untill Catherine started first grade.

This is the original barn on Warren and Rainy Nord's farm formerly owned by Warren's parents, Mr. and Mrs Clarence Nord.

From the Nords you spin 180 degrees south and there stands this barn built by Mr. Walt King, Deputy Sherriff. This barn was built in 1945 or 46. My Dad, Royal Clouse hired on and helped build it. I heard some time later that Dad was not all that thrilled doing a high wire act and that is one tall barn.

Not more than 50 yards away stands probably the most famous of hay barns. What was for years the Clayton Grange hall moved from its original location less than a mile up the creek. It now has a cow shed lean to. And the original stairs leading to the upper floor where some of the best food was ever served in the dinning hall. Case in point, Lutefisk, Swedish meatballs. And lunches served at breaktime at the Saturday night Grange dances. Those were good times! My heart longs for just one more Grange dance.

Homer Young's barn taken from the yard of Dick and Rita Casberg. Homer was possibly the finrst gentleman you will ever meet. Mr. Young didn't settle in Clayton until the mid 40s. Dick Casberg's family arrived in 1888, which may set the record for longevity for one family living in the area non stop.

This is the farm that Herman Zibell Jr., 76 years old, was born on two miles northeast of Deer Park. Herman's 3 older sisters are still living, oldest 90 years old. Their Grand Father Zibell acquired the farm in the 1920s. Herman and Elvina (Donner) Zibell Sr. took over. The barn was built out of the lumber from the original Garden Spot Grange when it was dismantled in preparation for the one now standing.

Mike and Roberta Reiter's farm.

The old Berger farm in 1960. Two and a half miles southwest of Clayton. It was later turned into a veal farm.

This Garden Spot Grange is the replacement of the original where the lumber was used to build the Zibell barn above right. If you listen closely you might hear the strains of "Good Night Ladies" played by Fred Swanbeck's fiddle and his best of the best bands.

The R.M. Clouse family moved onto the Berger farm in the fall of 1944. That is little Brother Larry sitting in the middle of the barn yard.

"Deer" me. There was a huge herd of Jerseys belonging to the Bettydon Farm, owned and operated by Leanna (Wolf) and Steve Lake, and here's just a few. This dairy farm is about a half mile south of Garden Spot Grange and four miles due north of Deer Park.

There were a cluster of neighbors living within a half mile of each other on the Farm to Market Road (Now Williams Valley Road.) near the old Clouse farm. This barn was built by Norm and Mildred Warren in the early forties. Their oldest son was Harold then Norma followed by three stair step little girls. Harold and I chummed around with the Weslings a lot. We fished, hunted and grew up together. After high school we parted ways.

Heading South of Deer Park on Monroe Rd. towards Wild Rose Prarie there are endless farms streching in all directions. Some have been there for the better part of a century. Some have an all new set of buildings. This is one neat farm undoubtedly by a very successful farmer.

Bill Carpenter barn, 1908. This is the caption from Fred Schonfeld's picture album. Our thanks to Bob Renner. This barn was located in Bigfoot Valley.

This old Barn sits just off the Monroe rd. a couple miles south of Deer Park.

This old barn stands just west of downtown Deer Park along Highway 395. It appears to be in very good condition. Mainly due to the fact that the roof has been maintained throughout the years. If a roof is allowed to deteriorate the life of the structures days are numbered.

An Anni Sebright painting of the Sebright barn in about 1978.

This retired Chicken Coup was built by the Micheals family in 1926. The Olsons have done some proping up but a new roof and restoration would keep it around for another 80 years. Its right in the city limits of Clayton.

This is the barn now owned by taffy and Randy Long and formerly the home of the Dave Baker family. New doors and Windows are being installed in an effort to preserve what is almost assuredly the oldest building in the area. This is the same building as shown in the upper left-hand column of this album.