Old Glory ~Retired (made to order)
Old Glory ~Retired (made to order)
**this is a made to order piece that does have a wait time.**
100% Reclaimed material
Old Glory
Red Field Stripe: Nordeng family farm built along the Yahara River in DeForest, Wis. in 1947. Originally homesteaded by Joseph Endgeseth, second owner, Adolf PH Nordeng, bought the property in the winter of 1944. He began harvesting the oaks from across the river in ’46 to build the barn with his brother Peter Olson and teenage son, Ron, the following year. The barn was the centerpiece of the farm that raised corn, alfalfa, oats, tobacco and dairy cattle into the 1990’s. It was retired in 2016.
White Field Stripes: Buechner farm in Cross Plains, Wis. Vic Seaman of, Seaman Lumber, bought the farm in Cross Plains in 1936 and sold it to his daughter and her husband, Edith and Florian Buechner in 1948. The farm produced corn, alfalfa, oats, pigs, chickens and 30 milking cows. The boards are from the hog house and were reclaimed in partnership with the Village of Cross Plains. This property is now Baer Park.
Union: Hand sawn oak from the trees of the Lamboley family farm around 1910 near Brooklyn, Wis. Retired in 2012 with the help of the grandson of the original builder.
Stars: These nails were part of a rebuilding effort for the barn that was built on May 1, 1886. It was the first barn built on the Roman Maly family farm for duties including holding horses, cattle, pigs, chickens and the tractor with the haymow above.
Framing: Drying laths from Einar Olson’s infamous tobacco barn that sat only feet away from the original Wis. Routes 12 and 18 halfway between Madison and Cambridge. This barn was noted as one of the reasons for the reconstruction and moving of the road, as it stood victim of countless car accidents from bad weather conditions. Retired in 2015.
This piece is founded on an ecological principle of upcycling Wisconsin’s proud heritage and landscape into functional art for future generations, preserving the history of these buildings while bringing awareness to the need for us all to think before we consume. Every piece starts with a question; how can I transform material slated for refuse into beauty, value and a new life in our community?
**this is a made to order piece that does have a wait time.**
