The Barn We Bought

So, we bought a barn. But what did we buy? Here's a quick description: It's in Lakewood, WA, 6 1/2 acres, a main house, a cottage, a 29 stall barn, a 9 stall barn with a studio apartment in it, a hay barn, a 20,000 sq ft indoor arena, a 50,000 sq ft outdoor arena, and an office. All of these are in various states of repair and we definitely have our work cut out for us to get them up to par and rented out. All of this borders JBLM where there are thousands of acres to ride on.

There's a book written about the history of the Woodbrook Hunt club and it includes a LOT about what is now Brookwood. It used to be Woodbrook Riding Academy. It's been around for at least 90 years. I'm sure I'll botch it if I try to talk about the history, but you can check it out here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/073855863X/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=7435869927&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10163603501842805112&hvpone=18.52&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_4ci6we8k4t_b

Here are some pics of the place:

Front gate and driveway


Outdoor arena


Turnouts


100x200 Indoor Arena


Main Barn


"B" Barn


Office


Hay Barn


We don't have any house interior pics yet. But what does that matter?? I showed you the important parts! There have now been 2 weekends of work parties and a lot has changed. The next blog will feature some before and after shots of what we've been working on.