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The Saquitne barn

Snåre Larsson Såkvitne from Granvin in Hardanger emigrated to America in 1856 with his wife, Ranveig, and three children. He built this barn in the early 1860s in Highlandville, Iowa.

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The barn consists of oak timber over a limestone cellar, with a framework addition. At various times, the barn was used to keep hay, cows, pigs, and chickens in the extension of the building. It came to the museum in 1988 with the corn crib (“Kornkrybba”).

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