"They’re magnificent castles in the field. They’re the heart of the family. When families immigrated over here on bare land, they had to build something.”
Priscilla deLeon, president of The Historic Barn & Farm Foundation of Pennsylvania, talks about the Heller Barn on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Lower Saucon Township. The barn was being filmed as part of an upcoming documentary featuring some of the commonwealth’s oldest surviving barns. Although the Heller Barn stands today as its surviving stone foundation, it remains one of Heller Homestead Park’s most significant early structures, dating to around 1790. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Priscilla deLeon, president of The Historic Barn & Farm Foundation of Pennsylvania, talks about the Heller Barn on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Lower Saucon Township. The barn was being filmed as part of an upcoming documentary featuring some of the commonwealth’s oldest surviving barns. Although the Heller Barn stands today as its surviving stone foundation, it remains one of Heller Homestead Park’s most significant early structures, dating to around 1790. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Nina Nguyen and Amalie Kinney discuss possible angles to shoot of the Heller Barn on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Lower Saucon Township. The barn was being filmed as part of an upcoming documentary featuring some of the commonwealth’s oldest surviving barns. Although the Heller Barn stands today as its surviving stone foundation, it remains one of Heller Homestead Park’s most significant early structures, dating to around 1790. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Priscilla deLeon, president of The Historic Barn & Farm Foundation of Pennsylvania, holds a photograph of the Heller Barn while the film team of Elijah Gregoris (not shown) Amalie Kinney and Nina Nguyen set up a shot Friday, March 6, 2026, in Lower Saucon Township. The barn was being filmed as part of an upcoming documentary featuring some of the commonwealth’s oldest surviving barns. Although the Heller Barn stands today as its surviving stone foundation, it remains one of Heller Homestead Park’s most significant early structures, dating to around 1790. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Priscilla deLeon, president of The Historic Barn & Farm Foundation of Pennsylvania, talks about the Heller Barn on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Lower Saucon Township. The barn was being filmed as part of an upcoming documentary featuring some of the commonwealth’s oldest surviving barns. Although the Heller Barn stands today as its surviving stone foundation, it remains one of Heller Homestead Park’s most significant early structures, dating to around 1790. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Priscilla deLeon, president of The Historic Barn & Farm Foundation of Pennsylvania, holds a photograph of the Heller Barn while the film team of Elijah Gregoris, Amalie Kinney and Nina Nguyen set up a shot Friday, March 6, 2026, in Lower Saucon Township. The barn was being filmed as part of an upcoming documentary featuring some of the commonwealth’s oldest surviving barns. Although the Heller Barn stands today as its surviving stone foundation, it remains one of Heller Homestead Park’s most significant early structures, dating to around 1790. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Amalie Kinney and Nina Nguyen discuss possible angles to shoot of the Heller Barn on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Lower Saucon Township. The barn was being filmed as part of an upcoming documentary featuring some of the commonwealth’s oldest surviving barns. Although the Heller Barn stands today as its surviving stone foundation, it remains one of Heller Homestead Park’s most significant early structures, dating to around 1790. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
The Heller Barn is covered in protective tarps Friday, March 6, 2026, in Lower Saucon Township. The barn was being filmed as part of an upcoming documentary featuring some of the commonwealth’s oldest surviving barns. Although the Heller Barn stands today as its surviving stone foundation, it remains one of Heller Homestead Park’s most significant early structures, dating to around 1790. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
The Heller Barn is covered in protective tarps Friday, March 6, 2026, in Lower Saucon Township. The barn was being filmed as part of an upcoming documentary featuring some of the commonwealth’s oldest surviving barns. Although the Heller Barn stands today as its surviving stone foundation, it remains one of Heller Homestead Park’s most significant early structures, dating to around 1790. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Priscilla deLeon, president of The Historic Barn & Farm Foundation of Pennsylvania, talks about the Heller Barn on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Lower Saucon Township. The barn was being filmed as part of an upcoming documentary featuring some of the commonwealth’s oldest surviving barns. Although the Heller Barn stands today as its surviving stone foundation, it remains one of Heller Homestead Park’s most significant early structures, dating to around 1790. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Nina Nguyen and Amalie Kinney discuss possible angles to shoot of the Heller Barn on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Lower Saucon Township. The barn was being filmed as part of an upcoming documentary featuring some of the commonwealth’s oldest surviving barns. Although the Heller Barn stands today as its surviving stone foundation, it remains one of Heller Homestead Park’s most significant early structures, dating to around 1790. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Nina Nguyen and Amalie Kinney discuss possible angles to shoot of the Heller Barn on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Lower Saucon Township. The barn was being filmed as part of an upcoming documentary featuring some of the commonwealth’s oldest surviving barns. Although the Heller Barn stands today as its surviving stone foundation, it remains one of Heller Homestead Park’s most significant early structures, dating to around 1790. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Priscilla deLeon, president of The Historic Barn & Farm Foundation of Pennsylvania, talks about the Heller Barn on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Lower Saucon Township. The barn was being filmed as part of an upcoming documentary featuring some of the commonwealth’s oldest surviving barns. Although the Heller Barn stands today as its surviving stone foundation, it remains one of Heller Homestead Park’s most significant early structures, dating to around 1790. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
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Priscilla deLeon, president of The Historic Barn & Farm Foundation of Pennsylvania, talks about the Heller Barn on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Lower Saucon Township. The barn was being filmed as part of an upcoming documentary featuring some of the commonwealth’s oldest surviving barns. Although the Heller Barn stands today as its surviving stone foundation, it remains one of Heller Homestead Park’s most significant early structures, dating to around 1790. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
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