"Double Wedding Ring" Homestead Wooden Livestock Barn ~ Kankakee, Illinois
The original builders of this 1880's livestock barn are unknown, but the garage & carriage house were built between 1912 to 1915. It is reported to be the first electrified farmstead in Kankakee County. The unique architecture between barn, house & garage & carriage house was created by the University of Illinois Architectural Department. The Flower Basket pattern also known as the Confederate Basket was made by women of the Raus community near Shelbyville, Tennessee to raise funds for Confederates.
*Old Weathered Wooden Barn Planks
*Barn Quilt Tour
"Double Wedding Ring" Homestead Wooden Livestock Barn ~ Kankakee, Illinois
The original builders of this 1880's livestock barn are unknown, but the garage & carriage house were built between 1912 to 1915. It is reported to be the first electrified farmstead in Kankakee County. The unique architecture between barn, house & garage & carriage house was created by the University of Illinois Architectural Department. The Flower Basket pattern also known as the Confederate Basket was made by women of the Raus community near Shelbyville, Tennessee to raise funds for Confederates.
*Old Weathered Wooden Barn Planks
*Barn Quilt Tour