In the six years that former Texas County resident Joseph Neal has owned and operated his business known as The Barn Savers, he has orchestrated the disassembling of more than 250 vintage barns and other buildings in several states and seen to it that much of the old wood from those structures is repurposed.

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Doug Davison is a writer, photographer and newsroom assistant for the Houston Herald. Contact him by phone at 417-967-2000 or by email at ddavison@houstonherald.com.