Dale Armfield, now 87 years old, has watched the round barn built by his grandfather, Lawrence Armfield, slowly fall into disrepair. The barn was built in 1909 at Guy, 3 miles south of Greentown. His dream was that the barn be preserved on site or moved and restored. After years of exploring possibilities, a solution fell into place when the current owner, Ronda Moyers, donated the barn to the Greentown Lions Club. The Lions were happy to receive such a gift, which will add an important feature to the Pioneer Village at the fairgrounds. Dismantling began in Mid-May, foundation and floor were completed, and the framework was begun during the week of the Howard County 4-H Fair. Trillum Dell Timberworks is doing the framing. The Lions Club is contracting or donating their labor for the rest.
Dinner for Barn Raisers
When a crew from Trillium Dell Timberworks returned to Greentown to “raise some rafters” during the week of July 25-28, barn donor, Ronda Moyers and her niece, Angie Sparks, provided a home-cooked dinner for the crew each day. Left to right are: John Ryan, Rob Beard, Matt Jenkins, Rick Collins (Trillium Dell owner), Jared Algren, Thomas Perraud (engineering intern visiting from France), and Tim McGee.
Taking Shape With the first set of rafters in place, the form of the round barn is taking shape. The derrick tower in the center was reclaimed from the original barn, as was about half the rafters and half the studs.
Photos by Rachel Jenkins
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