Our Barn
Built in 1803, the barn was originally used to house cattle and horses as well as store hay and farm machinery. No longer needed for this purpose, the barn was donated to Shepherd's Corner in 2005. It was then taken apart piece by piece, each piece numbered and brought to its present location on Waggoner Road.
A concrete foundation and numerous windows were added to the building, which is positioned to collect passive solar heat. The building has a clerestory added to its roof, bringing natural lighting and ventilation to the inside space. We followed the guidelines of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Program, which is a voluntary consesus-based national standard for developing high-perfomance, sustainable buildings. We will continue to "green" the barn as the ministry grows.
The rebuilt barn includes office space, library, program/assembly space, fiber room, art room, a large kitchen and work sheds. The barn is host to many groups.
We have received the following awards for the buidling:
- 2007 Ohio Barn of the Year Award for Adaptive Use—given by Friends of Ohio Barns
- 2007 Designing Toward Sustainability Award Completed Project—given by the Columbus Chapter of the American Istitute of Architects and awarded to Shepher's Corner and Design Group Architectural Firm.
The old barn has a new life and provides much needed space for furthering our mission of reconnecting people to the Earth that sustains us and gives us life.