D.H. Day Farmstead, Pig Barn, Route 109, Glen Arbor, Leelanau County, MI
Summary
Significance: Light (2") wood platform wall framing (with wall plate all 4 walls - all walls below wall plate completely new construction). Light (1" & 2") wood barrel roof structure milled to precise patterns - largely historically intact. Vertical board and batten siding (over new plywood sheathing). Cedar shingles on board roofing with ridge cap board. Existing doors & windows are not historic. No physical evidence extant for size of original door on north wall. Hay door on north wall was wider and taller than window on south wall freshly cut through historic wall plate.
Survey number: HABS MI-257-D
Building/structure dates: 18h2 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Wagner, Martha, transmitter
Location
Glen Arbor, 44.89597, -86.01250
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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