New Here... From California

[clenceo]

Good afternoon all! I'm not a rancher. My grandfathers both were in Mexico, I was exposed to it while in Mexico. I'm here because I recently acquired property in California that has a barn built around the 1870s and a dairy house built around the same time. I'm hoping to find information on the builders of these types of barns. It seems to be a challenge finding information on barns in the west coast as compared to the east coast. One of the many questions I have is the roof corrugated steel. Looking up, there's a stenciled logo "Pacific Hardware & Steele - San Francisco. If anyone can shed some light on this paneling, that would be great. Ultimatley, I would like to source wood from a barn that has been dismantled and put this one back together. If that is not viable, well... I learn to use a portable mill.
https://postimg.cc/zb2JcmPV

 

[RAdmin]

Welcome to the Ranchers forum. Good to have you here. Post the same or add more details in the genral forum so it'll have more visibility to members.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

That construction doesn't scream 1870's,
the inside looks like the Oil Company sheds built around here for housing barrels of gas and oil.

 

[clenceo]

That construction doesn't scream 1870's,
the inside looks like the Oil Company sheds built around here for housing barrels of gas and oil.

Oil Company sheds? Which location are these sheds?

 

[DosArroyos]

That tin roof is not that old.

 

[DosArroyos]

A close look at the fastener heads would give someone a better chance to estimate the age of the tin.