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This beautiful hay and cattle barn,
originally built in 1912 as a showplace for Clarence Dickhut, was
restored by the Rasche family in 2002 to match a 1915 photo of the barn.
The rare features of this historic structure include 840 individual
panes of glass in the windows of the second level alone, eight sets of
double-hung windows in the cupola, curved crown molding along the
roofline, a curved roof built over the sliding door tracks, and fish
scale shingles painted a third color.
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Shelly's Art Studio (left) was
originally an old "Scale House," common on farms in the early 1900's.
Typically used to weigh wagons full of grain, the large scale built into
the floor (which still works today) can weigh items up to 8000 pounds. The grain was stored in
wooden grain
bins on the north side of
the barn. By 2000, the old building was
deteriorating and used for storage (see picture below). Beginning
in 2003, the Rasche family renovated this structure completely, keeping
the old and rustic character of the wooden beams, flooring, and siding
while adding windows, porches, an elevated "sunset" deck, a fireplace, a
bathroom, and a cupola.
Today the back room
serves as Shelly's working art studio, while the main building is a
unique gathering place for retreats and special events.
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