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Apple Has Finished Moving and Precisely Reassembling a Historic Barn At Its New Headquarters
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As a Brit, I find if funny how Americans refer to things built in the early 20th Century as 'historic'
I've lived in a building older than this.
There are lots of renovated old apartment buildings in those parts of Germany where WW II bombing wasn't too bad.
I guess you could call it a 'recreation of Glendenning Barn, using original materials'.
Yes, it is. The research campus is built on both sides of a public road, North Tantau Avenue.
It could be one of the construction workers or a building consultant. Or maybe a security guard. A resident of one of the nearby houses? Who knows? And more importantly, who cares?
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Precisely?? Does this mean they were hoping the barn would receive an official historical designation?
I think it's hard to assume anything from this.
Apple as a company is known for its attention to detail, so reassembling 100-year old barn very carefully is something I'm not particularly surprised about.
Whether or not they intend to have it designated as an official landmark is anyone's guess and I suppose this forum thread is as good as anyplace else to speculate.
Maybe there would be some PR benefit, but the barn is on private property and is not intended as a facility for public access.
Take my upvote on a slow news day…
That's hilarious. The MR crew should make T-shirts with that graphic and wear them the first time you visit the campus.
Bonus points if you take a photo while wearing them in front of the barn.
Words often have multiple meanings and may rely on context.Historic Barn? Well, my grandparents home is 2 centuries older then that barn
Yes, lots of places are older than this barn, but the term "historic" is being used relative to its place and function in western Santa Clara Valley. Even the previous owner HP decided the barn merited treatment to be restored earlier in its life.
And I'm sure somewhere someone is calling something that is newer than this barn "historic" or "old."
Things don't get old if people are ripping them down after a few years. Who knows, someday this barn might be 300 years old.
What you are talking about here is reconstruction, which does not appear to be what's happened here. Relocation and restoration is what they did.
It was already that. HP gave it a new roof and a concrete foundation as well as fixing it.
So, yes.
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It was required through the environmental review of the project.
Interesting article ... I thought the barn only had an historical agriculture significance. I didn't know that it had some meaning to Hewlett-Packard as well ...
" Once spruced up, the 1,900-square-foot barn became a focal point of company social life, the site of the annual picnic, retiree reunions and frequent “beer busts,”
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True, but some things can be historic for reasons other than antiquity.As a Brit, I find if funny how Americans refer to things built in the early 20th Century as 'historic'
In re the dating of the barn and whether it counts as historic.
I remember a saying that went something like: Americans think 100 years is a long time and Europeans think 100 miles is a long distance.
Obviously a gross simplification but I think the point is that perspective is shaped by the environment we are used to.
Side note: my house is probably 40-50 years older than that barn.
I remember a saying that went something like: Americans think 100 years is a long time and Europeans think 100 miles is a long distance.
Obviously a gross simplification but I think the point is that perspective is shaped by the environment we are used to.
Side note: my house is probably 40-50 years older than that barn.
What's the significance of the barn? Is it just that it's been next to Apple's HQ for many years, or did something note worthy happen inside it? Is it Steve Jobs' birth place?
It's where the dongle was invented.
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Aha! It probably qualifies them for a tax exemption for that reason!
Yes, but you could say it's a recreation seeing as it's now in a different place and has been reassembled effectively making it no longer the original barn.
