Cork Pine
A national treasure
Currently, we are using cork pine from a barn that stood near Vassar, Michigan to build our miniature barns.
Cork pine is a white pine tree that has grown to stand up to 200 feet tall and is around 300 years old. Prized for its straight grain and lack of knots, this timber was extremely buoyant and floated high in the rivers during log drives, hence the name "cork" pine.
The Glady Barn
Beams that spanned generations
Streamside Farm™ barns are made, at present, using lumber from the Glady Farm, located in Vassar, Michigan. The farm was homesteaded in 1885 by Friedric Glady, a Prussian immigrant. His barn had a hand hewn oak frame and the roof members were cork pine. Two of the 10"x10" beams were 48 feet long and hewn from a single tree! The sheathing was white pine and the roof was cedar shakes.
The farm is currently owned and operated by Dallas Glady, Friedrick's great grandson.