Amenities: This large post and beam building offers a spacious open area for large group gatherings of up to 100 people seated lecture style. Round and/or rectangular tables can seat between 60 and 75 people. An oversized screen is available for slide, PowerPoint or video presentations. A small kitchen is fully equipped with a stove, refrigerator, dishwasher and microwave. For more intimate gatherings, seating may be arranged around the large fireplace downstairs. Upstairs is a loft, which can be used for small group activities, with a smaller fireplace. There are two bathrooms in the building. Oversized windows and a wrap-around porch provide excellent views of the Dana Brown compound and the forest beyond.

Original location: Southeast of New Haven, 30 miles west of Gray Summit.

Construction: This reconstructed barn was originally located on a farm.  The front porch posts were constructed from cedar that was removed during the glade restoration project at Shaw Nature Reserve (SNR).  The cypress wood porch flooring came from ammunition tanks in Louisville, Kentucky.  The exterior door was made from Norway spruce trees removed from the wetland at SNR.  The fireplace is sandstone and the mantel stone (or lintel) is one large stone—all were hand-cut and came from West Virginia. The flooring was constructed out of old school bleachers.  The cabinets in the kitchen and office areas and the staircase rails were made from oak trees that were dead or blown down at the SNR. The staircase was constructed with lumber reclaimed from an old house.  The bricks in the entrance patio were salvaged from the Polar Ice Company in St. Louis.