We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
J.C. Adams built this stone barn near Simms, in Cascade County, that was completed in 1885. Adams grew up in Kentucky and the barn design was influenced by his familiarity with the expansive horse barns of Kentucky. The barn is not currently in use and is owned by a nonprofit that has tried several plans to assure the old barn survives. When completed the local Sun River Press called the barn the "Marvel of Montana." There are several elegant barns that still survive in Montana, built in the late 1800's by rich industrialists and people who did not make their fortunes as farmers or ranchers.
Christine Brown, Outreach and Education Director for the Montana Preservation Alliance (MPA), recently presented the third program in a series hosted by the Harlem Library and the Harlem Senior Center. Brown is the co-author of "The Barns of Montana," a 2011-released book that features pictures and stories of selected barns from different geographic regions and eras across the state. The program is part of the Montana Conversations project of Montana Humanities.
Why and how a book about barns in Montana?
The Montana Preservation Alliance (MPA) is "the only statewide, not-for-profit organizatio...
