I came across this building in the fall of last year simply because I took a different road home. As I rounded the corner this is what I saw. And since my camera was already out I grabbed it and snapped a shot.......
Never realizing that this is what I'd see up close...
The barn was once owned and operated as a part of the Mt. Angel Abbey dairy. It sat empty for roughly 20 years, when in the 1980s, the Traeger family approached the church about purchasing it for their business, Traeger Industries (maker of pellet stoves and outdoor grills).
The Traeger family moved to Oregon from South Dakota in the 1930s. In 1939, Joe Traeger Sr. and his brother opened a business called Traeger Bros., a combo blacksmith and metal fabricating shop. They invented such things as the stake setter, pole bean stringer, and screw-in-the-ground anchor.
When the two brothers died in 1953 and 1954, Joe Jr. began working with his uncle's heating business in Mt. Angel. His sons eventually joined him in a growing enterprise, and the rest as they say, is history.
Though it is always sad to see existing farms cease operation, at least this barn has been spared and kept in fine condition, remaining a part of local history.
Read more here.
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Have a great week!
22 comments:
It's a beauty! I love the whole scene and also the close ups!
How wonderful that they saw the potential of something that was already there.
Thanks for sharing its history along with your lovely images!
Oh this is a gorgeous barn! And its so nice to know some history of it.
Beautiful barn. . .beautiful setting. . .beautiful shot!
That really is a beauty! Glad you photographed it!
Beautiful farm and great location too.
Great story and great photos. Is that snow falling from my pointer? :)
That is one spectacular looking barn! I'm glad you found it. Such an interesting history about it too!
Beautiful barn. I like the blue roof. Thanks for including the history.
No, not snow, fairy dust. lol
That is one huge barn! It looks more like a complex! Beautiful, though. I'm glad it's being put to use again.
It is a real beauty...one of those that make think I would like to live it in it.
What a neat, clean looking barn!!
This is a magnificent barn, for sure! Wonderful shots of it.
love the far away view. (:
I started reading and scrolling with my mouse, and realized it looked like it was raining on Mt. Angel.
Repeat. Repeat.
Great story.
Great images.
The whole thing went well with my first cup of coffee.
it's so pristine! and yes, much better that it has been salvaged, even if it's not used for what it was originally intended!
Thanks for the history on this one- it sure is a beaut!
Spectacular is absolutely right! Love all that WHITE! I'm glad that they've kept it going all these years & that it hasn't been torn down... extra bonus that they've taken such good care of it, too.
Thanks so much for joining =)
It's so pretty!! Like you, I'm happy to see the building cared for so well, even if it's housing something different than the original intent.
What a classy barn!!
it's gorgeous, thanks for all the history, so very interesting!!
what a pretty piece of property also!!
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