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Historic Barn Tour – Romeo Historic Society

UTR-Webmaster April 6, 2016 Episode 607

When it comes to good old fashion barns, America’s has a love affair with these classic structures for more that two hundred years now. There’s just something legendary and romantic about these utilitarian yet majestic structures. We all love them … and we love to look at’em.

Then there are those rare individuals who love them so much … they take these historic structures … get creative … and make them a part of who they are. And every year on the Romeo Historical Society’s Barn Tour … you get to meet these people … and experience their unique barns.

This fun and fascinating tour took us all around Romeo. And not only did we see some incredibly creative barns … we met some absolutely awesome and proud people.

So, who knows … someday you might wanna buy a barn … and your gonna need some ideas … and there’s no better way to see what you might do than The Romeo Historic Society’s Yearly Barn Tour. Believe me … after the tour … you’ll wanna live in a barn too.

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We are a volunteer organization totally funded through our memberships, donations, grants and the events we hold throughout the year. We maintain and operate two museums, The Bancroft-Stranahan House, The Clyde Craig Blacksmith Shop, and an Arts & Archive Center. These buildings are part of our area history where you can learn about our past through exhibits and artifacts.

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The Romeo Historical Society will be presenting 'Tuesday Night At The Museum' one Tuesday each month this coming year. The Tuesday selected each month will vary to help our presentors so check the community events section of the Record Newspaper or go on-line to romeohistoricalsociety.org. The programs will be given by the museum staff members. The events will be held in the archives building at 290 North Main Street in Romeo. They will begin at 7:05 pm and end by 8 pm. The first event is held on January 16, 2024 7-8pm. We ask everyone to bring an object to share that CAME FROM ROMEO. If you have an old poster of a Romeo Event of the past, or a sign from a store, or a product made in Romeo, please bring it to share. We take turns around the group sharing what we found. The second program on February 6, 2024 7-8pm, will be the UNDER GROUND RAILROAD IN ROMEO. There will be a power point show with discussion about what really happened. Mark your calendar. The presentations are always free. On the Tuesday Night At The Museum days, the Church Street museum hours will be from 8-9pm. For those doing research at the archives on those evenings, a staff member will still greet you and help with your question in the front room of the archives building from 7-9pm. This will not interfere with the ongoing program in the main room. Come join us.

🎄“Christmas magic is silent. You don’t hear it — you feel it, you know it, you believe it.” 🎄 – Kevin Alan Milne 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 TOUR IS ONE DAY AWAY!!! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 R.H.S.2023 Christmas Home Tour December 2nd 🎄🎄🎄 1:00 until 7:00. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063564580746

The Romeo Historical Society Christmas Home Tour is this Saturday, do you have your tickets yet? Tickets are only available at the locations listed below. Join us for a day full of fun and Christmas cheer!! All updates and additional information about the tour can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063564580746&mibextid=ZbWKwL

Have you seen this year's ornament yet? The 2023 ornament is available now at: MJC Marketplace - 220 N. Main, Romeo MI Four Corners' Diner - 231 E. St. Clair, Romeo MI Town Hall Antiques - 205 N. Main, Romeo MI Romeo Townhall Soda Fountain - 201 N. Main Romeo MI The Romeo Arts and Archives Museum - 290 N. Main And online at www.romeohistoricalsociety.org Downtown Romeo, MI

The Romeo Historical Society's annual barn tour is Saturday, September 23rd! This self guided tour runs from 11am to 4pm. See the graphic for more information and where to get tickets.

Join us for a new bike tour! The Romeo Historical Society is presenting a second historical, free, tour this month. On Thursday, August 10th we will have a bike tour on "ROMEO-ON-WHEELS.” We will visit sites where carriages were made, and see where the owners lived. Did you know that the stage coach came through Romeo? We will follow the Detroit Urban Streetcar tracks, station and barn. We will ride to the train station too. The Detroit Auto Vehicle Company was here in 1905. After that, the Hosner/Holmes Foundry became the Ford Motor Company’s first foundry where cylinder jugs for the Model N, S & R were cast. Finally the foundry cast the one piece engine blocks for the Model-T. The slow ride should take 60-90 minutes and be about mile in length. That’s slow! Meet at the Romeo Historical Society Archives at 290 North Main at 7 PM. This tour is free, and donations are always appreciated to support our museums. The Romeo Historical Society is a 501(C)3 nonprofit.

The Romeo Historical Society is offering a NEW walking tour on Tuesday August 1st at 7 PM. We will explore the many Romeo settlers who started arriving from 1822 to 1836. There were 505 land purchases in Washington, Bruce and Romeo before 1838. We will slowly walk in their footsteps and see their homes and properties. We will talk about their contact with Native Americans, counterfeiters, narrow escapes and hardships. We will see how they arrived by sled, ox cart, sail boat and walking. The tour is free. Meet in front of the Romeo Historical Society Archives at 290 N. Main St.

Don't forget, the Garden Walk is tomorrow, July 15th!

Guided walking tour of Church Street, this Monday, July 3rd at 7pm. The tour will start at the Romeo Historical Society Arts and Archives Center, 290 N. Main Street. Join us!

Join us this Saturday, June 10th, for our annual Flea-N-Tique! We will be out in front of the Romeo Historical Society Arts and Archives Center at 290 N. Main Street, Romeo, Michigan from 9am to 3pm. We will have antique, vintage and newer items available for sale. All sales benefit the Romeo Historical Society.

We're looking forward to summer! The 2023 Garden Walk will be Saturday, July 15th from 11am to 5pm. See the flyer below for more information! 🌻🌹🌷

“Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it 'white'.” ~ Bing Crosby

The annual Christmas Home Tour tickets are now available! See below for more information

🎄🎄🎄 Pick Up Your Christmas Home Tour Tickets Today 🎄🎄🎄 Keep up with the latest Christmas Home Tour News on this page: Romeo Historical Society Christmas Home Tour

Tickets will be on sale soon for the Annual Romeo Historical Society Christmas Home Tour🎄🎄 Enjoy touring 5 beautiful historic homes all within the Village of Romeo decorated in their Christmas finery and the RHS Church Street House Museum and Craig's Blacksmith Shop are also included with demonstrations and exhibits. Don't forget Mrs. Claus and a visit to her vintage sleigh and a stop at Santa's Sweet Shop where you'll find Santa waiting for you. All this is included in your ticket price of $25.00. Specials also abound in the downtown shops as well as entertainment throughout the Village. Hope to see you there! Follow the page https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063564580746 for more information!

🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 NOT LONG NOW!!! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄Enjoy touring 5 beautiful historic homes all within the Village of Romeo decorated in their Christmas finery and the RHS Church Street House Museum and Craig's Blacksmith Shop are also included with demonstrations and exhibits. Don't forget Mrs. Claus and a visit to her vintage sleigh and a stop at Santa's Sweet Shop where you'll find Santa waiting for you. All this is included in your ticket price of $25.00. Specials also abound in the downtown shops as well as entertainment throughout the Village. Hope to see you there!

We could not have asked for better weather! The Barn Tour starts now, we'll see you out there!

Did you catch our float in the Labor Day parade? The Barn Tour is this Saturday, September 17th!

The forge is on!

Visit us at the Clyde Craig Blacksmith Shop this Saturday 9am-11am

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About the Village

The charm of romeo, michigan.

Just north of the hustle and bustle, the historic Village of Romeo is comfortably nestled among family-owned orchards and farms. A quiet small town, with storybook charm, Romeo's tree-lined streets, historic sights, and unique main street shopping make it a great place for a day trip or a spontaneous weekend getaway. But it is Romeo's rich history, a strong sense of community and first-rate schools that make it a desirable place to reside.

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The entire Village of Romeo is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and in the Michigan State Register of Historic Sites since 1970.

The Romeo Historical Society would like to thank our business sponsors for their major donation support:

Please contact the Society if you would like to participate.

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Romeo Historical Society PO Box 412 Romeo, Michigan 48065 586-752-4111

DeKalb County Barn Tour

Michigan Barn Preservation Network

SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024

Mbpn’s fall bus tour in lapeer county, touring restored barns.

Each year the Michigan Barn Preservation Network bus tour visits a different part of the state.

Want to travel the countryside and see Michigan barns up close? Join up with the Michigan Barn Preservation Network for a day of touring with fellow barn enthusiasts and visit with owners at the featured sites.

You’ll learn about barn styles and architecture, timber framing and other traditional construction methods as we explore the current use of old barns and the potential for saving or repurposing old structures.

And if you are wondering how to fix up your barn, you can get plenty of ideas on our barn tours. Many old barns have the same problem areas and you can talk to builders, preservationists and barn owners who have solved these problems.

MBPN membership gives you priority registration for barn bus tours.

Want a Self-Driving, Anytime Barn Tour?

The Thumb Drive-by Barn Tour in Tuscola and Huron counties is an option if you want to explore on your own. The itinerary includes farms, markets and local history museums in Gagetown, Caseville, Port Austin, Bad Axe, Harbor Beach and Port Hope.

You’ll see the Port Austin art barn installations (Pictured: Secret Sky by artist Catie Newell) and quilt art barns.

More information.

2023 : MBPN Fall Barn “Plus” Bus Tour

The 2023 fall bus tour in Clare and N. Isabella counties on Oct. 3 included a visit to a rural manufacturing facility, two event venues, a Barn of the Year winner, and two barn sites in various stages of restoration. Participants who arrived the day before enjoyed a traditional Amish dinner at an area farm.

The day started at  Lifetime Metal Sales , where the management gave a tour and explained the benefits of using metal siding and roof panels for barn construction.

Tobacco Ranch Event Venue

Location: Clare

Jim Paetschow is the owner of this event facility located on 80 acres bordering the Tobacco River in Clare. Much of the ranch was built about 100 years ago. It currently features two renovated, lofted barns with heat, AC and a kitchen.

The mid-Michigan oil boom of the early 20 th century brought with it organized crime. To flee some troubles in New York, Isaiah Leebove, an attorney with ties to the Purple Gang, settled in Clare in the 1930s and built the house at Tobacco Ranch. He was gunned down at the Doherty Hotel in 1938 by Carl “Jack” Livingston, his business partner and Purple Gang associate, in a dispute about real estate. See history .

White Barn Venue

On Saginaw Road (Old US 10), this curved-rafter barn was built in 1944 by Mr. Randall, a local barn builder. Finding steel for the roof was problematic at the time, since WWWI was in full force, but the project continued.

Owners Ron and Doris Chapman used the barn for dairy cows and in the early 1950s hauled a piano to the haymow floor for community parties. After sitting vacant for a while, the barn was purchased in 2017 by Tony Eberhardt, who intended to store large round bales of hay in it. He tore out the haymow floor and poured a new concrete floor on the first level. Then it was suggested the space would make a good venue for weddings, family reunions and other gatherings. Tony pursued the idea of an event barn and made renovations to meet the codes for public use.

Parsons Barn

Location: Vernon Twp (Isabella County)

At one time this farm boasted a horse barn, a pig barn, sheep barn and a dairy barn. There were houses for the workers and another barn for them to use. Windmills pumped water, and a cistern on the back side of the barn held rainwater.

Among several early owners, W.E. Currie, a bridge contractor, was the most significant. He purchased the farm in 1886 and built the huge barn in 1914 and 1915, although other structures existed earlier. The 110-foot-long barn and its elliptical silo are very unusual.

Since 1979 the farm has been in the Parsons family.  Harold and Grace Parsons purchased it in 1979. Their son Jim is the current owner. He and his son use the barn to store construction supplies and to house a few beef cattle.

O’Grady Barn

Originally from County Clare, Ireland, the O’Gradys immigrated to the US about 1864 after spending a few years in Canada. John and Honora O’Grady homesteaded 180 acres in Vernon Township, Isabella County about 1867. Their first five children were born in their log house, and the youngest was born in the wood-frame house built in 1891. The barn was originally north of the house but was moved by James Leo O’Grady, son of John and Honora. It has six stanchions and two box stalls on the north side and 16 stanchions across the south side.

In 2012, the Dale Brubacker family bought the farm from Ruth Jones, daughter of Leo O’Grady. She had the foundation repaired in 1989 and interior roof work done in 2005. The Brubackers are continuing the restoration of this curved-rafter barn.

Concordia Hills Barn

Location: Farwell (Isabella County)

Built in 1884, the barn immediately captures your attention with the weathered patina of its original exterior sheathing and its dressed field stone foundation. It’s been connected to one family for nearly all of its 140-year history. Jim and Michelle Thompson acquired ownership from her family in 2015. In addition to storing hay from the farm, they currently make the barn available for family and community gatherings during the fall apple cider season and the spring maple syrup season.

Named Barn of the Year in 2021 in the Continuing Agricultural Use – Family category, this L-shaped, English-style bank barn is surrounded by hills and marshlands that were created for wildlife. The fieldstone foundation, hand-hewn timbers and small-diameter log rafters speak to its age and various uses over the years. The larger portion has three bays, while the smaller portion has two bays. Rehabilitation efforts have included replacing the wood shingles with galvanized steel, replacing doors throughout, and making extensive repairs to the fieldstone foundation.

2022: Northeast Michigan – A Visit to the “Other Up North”

Alpena was the starting point for our all-day bus barn and fall color tour on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 in Alcona, Alpena and Presque Isle counties bordering Lake Huron on the east side of northern Michigan.

The itinerary featured seven barns representing different styles and examples of historical preservation for either agricultural or adaptive uses. Highlights included stops at AJ’s Berry Farm, the Elowsky Grist Mill, Somers Centennial Farm and Purple Wild Goat Farm (pictured below) .

AJ’s Berry Farm , 15 miles west of Alpena on M-32, is a popular U-pick site and pre-picked farm market for seasonal fruits and vegetables as well as maple syrup, jams and baked goods. Autumn activities include the corn maze, pumpkin launch and hayrides.

• Elowsky Grist Mill ,  just south of Posen in Presque Isle County, is on the property of Hemlock Hills at Mill Pond event venue. Inside, you’ll see 150 years of grist milling history, with generations of equipment used to convert the grain grown on local farmland into flour.

• Somers Barn has a striking fieldstone silo and barn foundation that supports a typical timber frame barn. An abundance of nearby fieldstone has resulted in many impressive structures in the area. This Michigan Centennial Farm is a showplace on the Alcona County Quilt Barn Trail.
• Purple Wild Farm , also in Alcona County, has a round-roof barn. It is owned by Barb Halazon and Marge Coppone, who raise Nubian goats and Highland cattle. Roger Bateson of MJ’s Complete Barn Service will describe his repair work on the roof and how they saved this barn.

See all seven barns on 2022 Tour.

Other Previous Tours

2021 – Hadley Farm Hop (Self-driving tour on Sept. 25 hosted by Hadley Historical Society)

2020 and Beyond – Fall Color Tour in Michigan’s Thumb (This anytime, self-driving tour with the Map-N-Tour app as your guide features 12 rural sites — working, quilt and art barns as well as museums and a farmers market. Get the Map-N-Tour app free from Google Play or the App Store.)

2019 – Spring Barn Tour in Washtenaw County (Ann Arbor-based bus tour)

2018 – Spring Barn Tour in Mid-Michigan  (Bus tour in Clinton and Ionia Counties)