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Antique Sliding Barn Door (circa 1910 Dunlap, Illinois) architectural salvage

$ 157.87

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Material: Wood
  • Type: Barn Door
  • Color: weathered wood (grey)
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Decade: 1910s
  • Features: original rollers, tin lining, screws, etc.
  • Maker: unknown
  • Style: Antique
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original

    Description

    Antique Sliding Barn Door circa 1910 original Dunlap, Illinois farm.... Local pickup only. Boards are perfectly weathered for architectural salvage or an impressive rustic display piece...although there is some rot towards the bottom end and upper left corner but is otherwise pretty solid for the age of the item (111 years old!!). Includes the original hardware...rollers, tin lining, screws, nails, (see pics) and sliding metal harness pieces (pics #4 and #5). I can get specific measurements if requested but I will estimate it at 6+1/2 ft tall × 8 ft long.
    This is the original tractor shed sliding barn door from a Dunlap, Illinois farm house built in 1910 (near Peoria, IL). I would like to see this relic from the industrious farming past to be saved before it rots out any further. I am downsizing for a smaller house and have a feeling the next owners will likely throw this piece onto a burn-pile. The tractor shed itself is leaning and I just don't have the time to restore it like I wanted to. So, I thought the sliding door and window frames, etc. could at least be saved from being destroyed.  Believe it or not, this door was still attached and functioning when I purchased the property in 2007 but the rollers fell out of the harness after a year or so and I couldn't lift the door to be re--slotted in place. I will replace the antique door with modern lumber to enclose the barn...hopefully this will seem more solid and the new owners will see some future-use with this old little barn.
    *original 1910 barn boards/lumber are also available...just look at my other listings!!
    Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.  Thanks for looking.   -Devon