Sherwood Family Barn, Rosehill Farm

The Sherwood family owns this bank barn on the Rosehill Farm. According to the family records, the barn was built in 1876. The first home on the property burned and the barn was used as a residence until the elegant new home could be built between 1877 and 1878.

Early photos show sheep and goats in and around this unusually modified bank barn. The goats kept the weeds down and the sheep were raised for their wool. This was a self-sufficient farm so the animals were also a supply of meat. A team of horses, needed to work the fields, was also kept in this barn.

During the early 1900s, a milkmaid milked ten dairy cows by hand, twice a day, in the lower level. When she died in the mid 1950s, a mechanical dairy was installed.

This old red barn is now used for storage. However, it is still a very important part of the Sherwood family and the family history.

I set up my plein air supplies and completed an oil painting in June 2005. I chose a horizontal canvas; size 8 x 16 inches, to capture the barn in the glowing light.

All the barn paintings are for sale.  Please contact Gwen to find out if the painting(s) you are interested in are sold or available.