#506 Algeos Barn #506

by William Lum

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#506 Algeos Barn #506

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William Lum

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Painting - Watercolor

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The correct title is Alego's Barn, apostrophe's are not allowed in the title on this site. This is my watercolor painting of Algeo’s Barn on Pacific Avenue in Pleasant Grove, California. Ed Sills, the owner of Pleasant Grove Organic Farms was showing us his field of red kidney beans near the barn. The old collapsing barn and broken windmill caught my attention even though there were several structures in better condition, including a larger functional barn on this site. The Algeo family descendants still own the property and are connected with the early history of Pleasant Grove.

In 1861 I.S. Ingraham put up a blacksmith shop about one mile south of the site where Pleasant Grove was later built. The little village was first known as Gouge Eye. When the post office was established in 1867 the town was given the name Pleasant Grove Creek, but in 1875 the name was shortened to the present name Pleasant Grove. The Cottonwood schoolhouse was on what is now Pacific Avenue near the George Algeo home. The Algeo family purchased the building and moved it to their ranch where it can still be seen. Miss Oba Algeo was the teacher of this school for four years during the 1890s. Miss Algeo is listed as one of the honorary members of the Sutter County Historical Society in the Bulletin of October, 1970. In 1972 she published a book, "A Pioneer Heritage:

This 15” X 22” watercolor was painted on Arches, 140 lb, rough paper.

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September 18th, 2020

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