It began on September 22, 2016 with moving a 125 year-old building the first 30 feet using the same techniques used by the ancient Romans, Egyptians and the prehistoric builders of Stonehenge. For the last several months, great care has been taken to remove false...
By Kara Guzman Santa Cruz Sentinel The first piece of the new $40 million civic heart for Aptos Village began moving into place Thursday morning, as crews pulled the historic Hihn Apple Barn on rollers toward its new location, 500 feet away. The approximately 125-year-old building, which housed...
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Trucks and cables rolled along the Hihn Apple Barn, which has been planted in Aptos since the 1890's. "We're getting it out to a position where we can then put it on dollies,” said Keith Henderson with Barry Swenson Builder. “Once we put it on dollies...
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Kelly Brothers House Movers will begin maneuvering the historic Hihn Apple Barn toward its new home Thursday morning. This is one of several steps in the relocation of the barn...
Workers have begun the process of moving the Hihn Apple Barn, a key part of Aptos Village Project. The giant building on Thursday had been lifted onto a large wooden frame. The move will take the building — estimated to be around 120 years old — approximately...
The relocation and rehabilitation of the historic Hihn Apple Barn will include a permanent interpretative display for the public to understand the association to F. A. Hihn and the apple shipping era in Aptos. Some of the items that will be shared with the public...
Preparing the historic Hihn Apple Barn to be moved 300 feet is no small feat. Crews from Kelly Brothers House Movers have been on site all summer working diligently to stabilize the wooden structure and safely raise it several feet off the ground ...
Crews have cleaned up the historic Hihn Apple Barn and removed several non-historic features, such as the plastic drop ceiling, carpet and linoleum flooring. The decorative lattice has also been taken off of the exterior, allowing the foundation of the building to become more visible,...