The Old Log Barn Featured In New Homes

Over the last few years, we unfortunately have had to tear down an old barn on our property that was built in 1898, by one of the settling families of the Commonage, the McQuarie family. 

We kept this historic building up for as long as we could, which was being used as a maintenance shed since we opened our golf courses in 1991. The structure of the building was becoming severely compromised (it was 117 years old) so for safety reasons, our team took extreme care in disassembling the building and salvaging as much wood as they could from it.

Well salvaged they did and with the help of a local millworker and our design team, we were able to incorporate a ton of this beautiful old wood into design pieces in our new homes throughout our community.

From mantles to accent pieces, our design team has worked all the old wood, into unique showcasing design features in our new homes. The wood selected from the old barn is in amazing shape and includes a variety of: yellow pine, lodge pole pine, spruce and fir.

If you’re interested in learning more about the history of the Commonage area (where Predator Ridge calls home), please check out our “THE HISTORY OF THE PREDATOR RIDGE AREA” blog, where we have assembled some great history on what the area has seen over the last 200 years. 

You can also visit the old Commonage school house that used to be at Predator Ridge and built around the same time as the barn. In 1898, the Commonage school was built on the McQuarie land and was a major attraction for ranchers to settle into the area. In 1975 the school was restored and moved to Paddlewheel Park where it still remains as one of Vernon’s historic sites.