The crew spent about a week carefully disassembling a carriage house built in the 1890βs, salvaging every useable piece for our lumber yard inventory. Come check out all the lumber, siding, vintage pieces and more before itβs gone! More inventory added daily. Carriage house history: Located in Steward, Illinois and believed to have been built in the 1890βs by one of the Titus brothers, among Illinoisβ wealthiest business owners at the time. The Titus brothers were successful farmers, property owners, railroad investors, lumber purveyors and local bankers among their other many ventures. Features 2βx balloon framing with an original cedar shake roof layered over at some point with corrugated steel. Amazing old growth Douglas Fir structure with various siding types. 6β, 5β, tongue and groove, ship lap and more. #salvagedcrafts #salvagedlumber #scmarket #reclaimed #reclaimedwood #lumber #vintage #interiordesign #architecture #chicago #schaumburg #farmhouse #farmhousestyle (at Salvaged Crafts)