Welcome to Frank Schott's Barn.
Excerpt from MNopedia.com article. Link below
Construction on the barn’s foundation began in 1923. Rocks and cement were applied eighteen inches thick to an inner frame to form the outside walls. As the walls grew taller, horses and a tractor pulled rocks by means of a block and tackle onto a platform. From there they were moved into place with a crowbar.
The second floor of the barn is held in place by iron I-beams that run the length and width of the floor. Other iron beams hold the cement in place. The center of the loft floor is as thick as eight inches, tapering off to six inches on the outside walls. The feedway, floor, gutter, and water troughs are made of cement. Enclosed cement steps curve upstairs to the milking area.
Elegant towers located on the barn’s four corners and in the center of the front and back ends testify to Schott’s creative talent. Both aesthetic and functional in nature, they allow cool air to pass into and out of the barn year round. They were built by pouring cement around wooden forms.
The barn took almost twenty years to build due to Schott’s busy work schedule. Once the slow process of laying the foundation was completed, however, the first floor of the barn was finished within months. The Schotts were then able to house the family’s cattle and horses.
The Schott family discontinued their use of the barn in 1970s. Without livestock inside to maintain a steady humidity and temperature, expansions and contractions in the wood caused the structure to weaken, and its roof collapsed in 1993. In 2014, only the barn’s walls and the pump house remain standing.
While the barn may no longer be hospitable for livestock, the structure still serves a purpose. It has been adopted by barn swallows that use it as a shelter for raising their young.
More information can be found at https://www.mnopedia.org/structure/frank-schott-barn-stevens-county
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