Building near St. Onge
Another favorite regional site. What I know about this quaint old building is largely lore, so I would appreciate any input on this information! From what I have heard, this old house/barn is an earlier (Swedish?) homestead house, built in the European style: barn below, living quarters above. Near the early settlement of Saint Onge, I have heard it also served as a stage stop. St. Onge has old buildings and root cellars go back to the 1830s. (Long before white settlers were legally allowed in the Black Hills territory!) The town of St. Onge was named by French fur traders.
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I love driving by that old barn, and I love your painting of it too!
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Josh, thank you! This has always been a building of intrigue to me… as a child, I would try to visualize what life in such a building would have been like. I like your blog very much: keep up the great work!