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SYCAMORE
FARM RED BARN PLANS
FOR 2008
HOLIDAY OPEN
HOUSE
“CELEBRATE
CRAFTMANSHIP”
Plans are set for the second
annual “Celebrate Craftsmanship” Christmas Open House in the restored Red
Barn, a century and a half-year-old, three-story, post-and-beam structure
anchoring the farmstead known as Sycamore Farm at 5001
E. Poplar St., Terre Haute, Ind. “Celebrate Craftsmanship – A Christmas
Gathering at the Barn” will take place November 29, 2008.
Doors will open at 9 a.m. and admission is free.
Visiting Midwestern artisans, several honored in Early American Life
Magazine (EAL), will be exhibiting their American-made crafts, including
Shaker furniture, framed wax portraits and theorems, textiles, and
handcrafted jewelry. Antiques, folk
art, and gourmet food will be available throughout the festively decorated
rooms that once housed livestock, grain, and farm implements.
Artists scheduled to date include:
·
Gretchen Kraut and Annie Gauer, lampwork
jewelry;
·
Donna
Weaver, wax portraits (EAL artist);
·
Charlie
Sweitzer, Shaker furniture;
·
Marilyn Oehler, hooked
rugs and Russian needlepunch (EAL artist);
·
Peggy Taylor, hand-dyed
yarns and handwovens (EAL artist);
·
Tom Wintczak, redware and sgraffito pottery;
and
·
Widow’s Dowry Antiques.
Once the center of farm
activity, the mid-nineteenth century Yankee barn had been vacant for over a
decade, sheltering only a few castoffs and several families of
raccoons. Cracked beams, paint worn
boards, and crumbling foundation stones marked the effects of years of
disuse. Phase 1 of the restoration
was initiated by lifting the entire barn off its limestone rock foundation
and replacing the rock with a new poured foundation. Other renovations included concrete
floors, beam replacements where necessary (using only reclaimed Indiana
barn beams), new windows, a restroom addition, heating and air
conditioning, a native sassafras hardwood floor, and lighting.
The Barn is part of the
Sycamore Farm complex that includes a four-room bed & breakfast inn,
and full service restaurant called ButtonWoods. Sycamore Farm is located at 5001 E.
Poplar in Terre Haute, Ind.. Reservations
are taken for lunch, dinner, overnight stays, and special events.
Contact: Marilyn Oehler
Address: 5001 E. Poplar
Terre
Haute, IN 47803
Tel:
812-877-9288
Cell:
812-243-5225
Email: info@thesycamorefarm.com
Website: www.thesycamorefarm.com
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