Old Winona barn heads to California piece by piece

A project that began as a chicken coop now is a family business that specializes in finding homes for old wood.

The wood from this snowy Winona barn will soon find a new home in sunny California.

An old barn in Winona that was recently torn down will become part of someone’s California dream home, or some other type of building, thanks to Len Mathia of Garfield, and his crew of salvagers.

The owner of the Winona barn requested it be torn down. A California man who sells the wood for homes and remodeling projects bought it, Mathia said.

The 42’x60’ barn had 6x6 beams 24 feet long. The barn was...