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Tour the Rasche
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| This Adams County,
Illinois barn, located near Camp Point, is currently owned by Jeff &
Shelly Rasche. It was orignally built in 1912 as a show barn for
cattle. Over the years the large & unique cupola, complete with
eight sets of double-hung windows and fishscale shingle siding, had
decayed, caused the roof to sag, and finally been replaced with a metal
vent (seen in the picture below right). The next two
pictures below show the condition of the barn when it was purchased in
2002 by the Rasches.
(click on any picture to see a larger version of it) |
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| The pictures that
follow give you a glimpse of the barn as it was restored. It was
fun!!! Today it is occupied by on the downstairs level by
miniature donkeys, ducks, and cats; the upstairs level serves as
Shelly's warehouse for her artwork supplies, shipping materials, product
samples, and merchandise for sale. |
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| Here are some views from the
lift while we painted...the time flew by, we worked hard, and the next
thing we knew...it was done! |
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