The Douglas County Historical Society's Great Barns of Carson Valley tour is 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 23. Ticket information is at 782-2555.
These are working ranches and spring is a busy time for ranchers. The Douglas County Historical Society is grateful for the opportunity to visit these historic properties.
Mack Land & Cattle barn in Minden
This barn was built in the 1860s by H. H. Springmeyer to stable his horses. It has been in same family for several generations. Today the barn is used to store ranch equipment.
Dangberg Home Ranch barn
This barn is in excellent condition and one of the best examples of timber-framed construction in Carson Valley. Located at the ranch headquarters. The Dangberg Ranch consisted of thousands of acres in Nevada and California. Today the barn is owned by Park Land & Cattle Co.
Stodieck barn
The dairy barn was built by Peter Jensen and Herb Dressler in 1923 and is the only one of its kind in Carson Valley. It was designed to accommodate James Way equipment. Current owner Fred Stodieck has the original building plans.
Henningsen barn
No nails were used in the interior construction when this barn was built in 1890. Square nails were used on the outside planks. The original wood shingles were replaced with tin in the 1950s. After four generations, the barn remains in the Henningsen family today.
Heitman-Brunelle barn
The barn was built in the late 1800s and was later moved to its current location. The barn was built by a Scandinavian and his seven sons who constructed a barn a week. The large frame timbers in the barn still have bark on them. The exterior and roof were restored in 1992. This barn has passed through the Jacobsen, Heitman, Stodieck and Sorensen families and is owned today by Paul and Sue Brunelle.
Lampe-Jacobs barn
This historic barn was built by a Dane in 1901 and features two granaries, two lofts, four bays and three aisles. Ticket holders have the opportunity to view the bunkhouse and dairy on the property. Timber-framed barn expert Paul Oatman will be onsite to talk about the barns of Carson Valley.