MY Dad bought a farm that was built at the turn of 1900 in 1947.
The house was solid OAK -—AS was the barn...and other outbuildings.
THEN HE GOT DIVORCED FROM mother & HE got the barn & the outbuildings, etc. ABOUT 1963.
HE remodeled the ‘hog house/granary’ into a 2000 sq ft house.
THE OAK BEAMS & EVERYTHING ELSE WAS SOLID-—AND WELL PRESERVED. HE LITERALLY HAD TO DRILL PILOT HOLES FOR EVERY SINGLE NAIL HE USED.
I inherited the building & grounds in 1980. Sold it to my youngest brother in 1998. HE still has it. Now worth well over $500,000. 1.75 acres of ground.
Burned up some bits as well, I bet. Ancient oak is really tough.