Barns of Treasure Valley
And the People who Built them
More than one hundred heritage barns still stand across the Treasure Valley. They are more than timber and nails; they are the rhythmic heartbeat of our agricultural past—hand-hewn monuments to the families who first broke the valley’s high-desert soil. From the Schick-Ostolasa Farmstead—likely the oldest barn in Ada County—to the towering gambrel-roofed dairy barns that transformed agriculture in the valley, each structure carries a story of survival, ingenuity, and hard work.
Barns of Long Valley
And the People who Built them
The barns of Long Valley come in all shapes and sizes, but they share one common thread: they were built by Finnish emigrants who settled the valley in the early 1900s. The settlers felt right at home there, unfazed by the heavy snow and long winters—it reminded them of the Finland they had left behind.