/ The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, December 11, 1996 11 ~ Hayfield barn (continued from page 1) From a terra cotta drainage sys- tem in the field, doors over each stall for easy hay hauling to a coal-heated barn, no expense was spared. The stable was built to house and show Scottish Clydesdales. The horses were shown all over the world and attracted many people to Lehman. Visitors from as far as Belgium came to catch a glimpse of the magnificently strong and groomed horses. Chris Conyngham and Annie Root, Tom Heffernan's daughter, were deeply saddened by the fire. The two were childhood friends who described the barn as repre- senting a magical and wonderful period of their lives. “There is nothing like it. It was a lovely place, very peaceful and beautiful,” said Conyngham. “We grew up there and it was really a perfect time, we are very fortu- nate to have had it.” For Annie Root, the barn was also very sentimental. “We used to sleep over there on Saturday nights,” she said. “The whole area was gorgeous. You felt like you were in a place in a magazine. It was definitely a special place.” For approximately the last 30 years, the barn has been rented out for housing horses. Before it burned down, the Conynghams were thinking of renovating it and opening it up for additional pur- poses. Unfortunately, those plans never materialized. Many affiliated with the barn are thankful for their memories, but still feel an immense sense of loss. “My heart broke when my sis- ter called with the news at 4 a.m. I walked in there in the morning and cried,” said Root. “A barn like that can never be rebuilt. I've never seen another like it. It's pure heritage.” Will Conyngham said it was a terrible thing to see and his father agreed. “It’s a tragedy to see such a beautiful building destroyed by fire,” said Will Conyngham Sr. Heffernan, who had housed horses in the barn from 1970 to 1977, felt a double loss. Not only did he grow up around the barn, but his daughter did also. “I miss it both from my own childhood and my daughter's,” he said. Although the barn is now gone, | it will always live in the hearts of those who worked, played, and lived there. In addition to Clydesdales there were also Scottish Island cattle, sheep and pigs. There was once a deer park where the Huntsville Golf Club is now. In 1964, Mrs. John Conyngham died and Will Conyngham Sr. and his brothers George and Jack bought the land from her nephew. The nephew gave 50 acres and a farmhouse to Penn State and sold ‘the rest to the brothers. Everyone who had experienced the barn commented on it’s beauty and splendor. “The 14 main stalls were solid cherry,” recalled Tom Heffernan, whose father worked at the barn. "It was the most amazing sight.” . Heffernan was very impressed -.~ with the Clydesdale shows. “They dressed the horses so beautifully ".».and people from all over came to - see them,” he said. “+ Will Conyngham Sr. also "thought the horses beautiful and ~~ remembers the barn as a source of intrigue for him as a child. “As a child I was fascinated by the stallion Clydesdales in their big box stalls,” said Conyngham. “It was very exciting to see.” - Jack Conyngham remembers the horse shows at the barn as unique events. “We used to polish _-all the brass and paint the horses “hooves. It was quite a show- “place,” he said. “There was noth- - ing like it in this part of the coun- Ary.” ® -~ Conyngham is quick to point ~. out that the barn's glory days ended by the late 40's. “It was a ~~ wonderful facility in its day, but the day had passed,” explained ~~ _ Conyngham. “We didn’t maintain ¢ \ it because there was no demand for Clydesdales, for which the barn was built.” oe But, even after its heyday, the #7: barn was the site of many fond #‘*memories. Will Conyngham, co- “.-Lowner of Hillside Farms, and his v “wife, Chris, actually met in the ; barn while she was housing her horses there. I 4 “i Hayfield Barn, in its heyday, hosted displays of Clydesdales that attracted viewers from around the world. BANKING ! FAMILY PRACTICE > —— EY . . i . Q: How much of a down paymentdo [ LI Q: How do you differentiate : T'need to apply for a mortgage? —H between hayfever allergies and . " » A: It varies from bank to bank in —1| sinus infection? 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