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    THINGS WE LOVE

    Mar 02, 2020 4 minutes
    By Jules Torti

    Crazy 8 Barn & Garden

    The Crazy 8 Barn is just that—a crazy 8-sided barn that was built in the late 1890s in the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario. In 2003, the barn was dismantled, as a century of seasons had taken its toll. The Savic family, who had owned the property since the 1950s, made a desperate plea in the London Free Press, hoping someone would be eager to rescue the barn. Susanne Spence Wilkins was game, since the barn was a nostalgic fixture of her childhood.

    The barn was stored in transport trailers until 2011, when repair and construction began and continued steadily for 2 years. Wilkins’ wish was to share the unusual barn in every possible experiential way—and she has accomplished

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