HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 08 - McPherson Log Barn MCPHERSON
FOUR- CRIB LOG BARN
CIRCA 1850
The Thomas Jefferson McPherson Log Barn
c . 1.850 was the first structure on the 36o acre
McPherson farm, formerly at 90o Park Blvd,
and moved to the Cotton Belt Railroad Historic
District in201.8 .
One of only five known surviving four-crib log
barns west of the Mississippi River and the
second oldest structure in Grapevine after the
1$45 Torian Log Cabin .
Location of McPherson Barn at the Cotton Belt Railroad Historic District
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Crib Log Barn
c. 1.850
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Bill Marquis owner of Marquis Restoration & Preservation
• Master carpenter with more than 40 years' experience.
• Recognized by the Texas Historical Commission .
• Uses hand tools, wooden dowels, handmade nails and replaces missing
materials with the same species of material .
• Uses period appropriate chinking taken from the original sites of the structure
being restored .
• Worked on more than 75 structures for organizations such as the Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department, Texas Historical Commission, Washington on the
Brazos, Log Cabin Village in Fort Worth, Denton County Historical
Commission, Old City Park Dallas and many more preservation organizations
and individuals.
Restoration Plan
• Replace logs as needed structurally, to reconstruct log cribs to a level surface for roof structure. Logs to be
of similarstyle. Use reclaimed logs, or a mix of new and used as approved by historic preservation staff.
• All logs to be chinked with rocks, native red clay and straw.
• Enclose North & South eves with board and batten style construction. Battens are to be square cut, not
beveled. Rough cut cedar 1x12 to be used for boards, battens need to be no less than 3 inches and no
more than 4 inches wide.
• Build new roof support structure as shown in historic photos. Use historic material on-hand where
possible.
• Galvanized Metal Roof— use the existing historic roof material available on site. Patch with contractor
supplied reclaimed or new material as needed.
• Roof includes covering of the Log Structure and two sheds extending 12 feet from structure with square
timber support post with eves no lower than 7ft at end.
• Cover exterior of the concrete foundation wall with a dry stack laying method of sandstone rock.
• Crushed decomposed granite flooring: The barn alley will be brought to grade and layered with a base of
crush rock. Decomposed granite will be used to finish the walkways and an approach area on each end of
the barn as well as areas under the sheds.
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Planned Use
• Utilize to educate visitors and allow them to experience a rare
agriculture structure of a four-crib log barn .
• A great example of the rich agriculture history of Grapevine and how
available building materials were utilized to build necessary
structures.
• Tell the story of the hardy Pioneers who were able to build a
successful life on the frontier.
• Will continue to tell its Frontier Farming Story and will also be
adapted to present day uses continuing Grapevine's legacy of
adaptability.
Location of McPherson Barn at the Cotton Belt Railroad Historic District
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