Save the Dr. Pierce Barn from Demolition!
Dr. Pierce barn, a historic advertising barn located in Cottage Grove, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. But the current owner wants to demolish it. Time runs out Oct. 13th. After that the owner is free to tear it down.
Help us save the barn by spreading the word! We love the barn! The barn needs someone to own it and love it for what it is - a little farm surrounded by the city.
Dr. Pierce barn, a long time Cottage Grove landmark, was built around 1909. It rests on one of the area's first land claims. This piece of land was one of the original places where the town of Cottage Grove was born in the year of 1851 with the arrival of John Cochran, an industrious pioneer who brought his family by wagon train start a new life.
The barn is the last remnant of the rural life that helped nurture the beginnings of Cottage Grove.
People seem to love the message boldly painted on its north face wall, "for your liver- Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets".
Dr. Pierce was a real person who marketed his "miracle cures" to early 20th century folks by advertising on the sides of barns all over the country. Pierce made a fortune with his "Golden Medical Discovery". His pleasant pellets were only one of a myriad of "cures" that he sold in the US and world wide.
