If the casual passerby noticed the old barn behind the Burroughs family home, they might have concluded that it needed to be torn down before its imminent collapse under its own weight and years. Bob and Ann Burroughs saw something quite different in the 100 year old barn behind their Rose Avenue residence in Ferndale.

The Burroughs, along with their architect Thomas Bond, saw the opportunity to create a comfortable living space that suited Bob and Ann, while leaving the family farmhouse on the front of the property available for their son Darin and his family.