Our Barn Exhibit Hall was the brainchild of John Nasmyth, a member of the Troutdale Historical Society, who suggested the society needed a place to display and store farm equipment and other artifacts being donated. His idea of funding was to bring a check every time he had a notion to do something. Members went to work designing and building the barn. Dick Jones, who discovered the society through a tour of historic homes, contributed many hours to the construction of the barn.