Barns and farm structures – a personal passion for Barry Gray
Well-known Stittsville photographer Barry Gray has turned his passion for farm structures into some beautiful photos of our past. An owner of a barn at one time, Barry purchased his…
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Jackson Stitt’s descendants preserve heritage through barn restorations
(Photo: Great Lakes Barn Restoration web site) In follow-up to our story about the Bradley-Craig barn and Darby Ace’s related thesis, Patricia Barlosky of the Goulbourn Township Historical Society (GTHS)…
Our Barns: Our Stories – A thesis on the Bradley-Craig barn
(Photo: Barry Gray) In 2017, Carleton University student, Darby Ace, was working on her Master’s degree in architecture. She had already achieved her bachelor’s degree in architecture, federal government experience in heritage…
PHOTOS: North of Highway 7
Thanks to Barry Gray for sending along these photos of an old barn north of Highway 7 near the old race track. We love seeing photos from in and around our…
PHOTO: Bradley-Craig barn before the snow melt
“One last barn photo before the snow melts.” Taken earlier in March by Barry Gray. (We love seeing photos of our community. Send your pics to feedback@stittsvillecentral.ca)
Barn fire on Beavertail Road
Ottawa Fire responded to a barn fire on Sunday afternoon at 434 Beavertail Road, just northwest of the Highway 7/417 split. There were no reports of animals in the barn, and…
PHOTOS: Bradley-Craig farm, revisited
We can’t resist sharing photos of Stittsville’s heritage buildings. Here are two photos of the Bradley-Craig farm from Krista Woltman. (You can read more about the farm here…) If you have…
Five examples of new uses for old barns in Ontario and beyond
Earlier this month we asked our readers for ideas for big red Bradley-Craig barn on Hazeldean Road. Our readers responded in droves by email and social media. Although the barn…
Bradley-Craig farm sits on land that’s worth $1-million per acre
(ABOVE: “Bradley-Craig Barn (detail)” – Photo by Joe Newton.) Anyone who wants to redevelop the Bradley-Craig barn on Hazeldean Road is going to have some deep pockets. The serviced land…
EDITORIAL: We need a business idea for the old red barn on Hazeldean Road
SEE ALSO: Just what does heritage designation mean anyways? How can we make sure we don’t lose the big red barn on Hazeldean Road? I’ve had a lot of people…