The Rieder barn was built in 1881 by Andrew Rieder (1836-1911) who emigrated from Baudenbach, Bavaria, Germany in 1861.  It was part of the original homestead.

View from hill on the back of the homestead behind the barn.

The barn, which once housed cattle, chickens and pigeons in the pigeon house on the roof. Later, he used it as a woodworking and blacksmithing shop. His great-grandchildren, twins Dave and Dan Rieder, restored the barn in 1980 and used it for their own woodworking and neighborhood get-togethers.  Since 2016, the Rieder Homestead has been the site of “Rieder Homestead Concerts”, a nationally recognized private music series. .  In May 21, 2016 the first concert was performed in the Rieder Homestead Barn. It is now a venue for live music concerts.

There have been five generations on this homestead block of Bridge Ave, where the barn stands. Andrew, his nephew and son in law, Leonard (L.J.), who started the Rieder Meat Market, his son Laurence Rieder, and Laurence's children.  Both Leonard and Laurence Sr. were Delano City Mayors.

Painting by LeAnna Wurzer

One of Andrew's wagons still at the Rieder Barn

Andre Rieder and August Sieloff built wagons and sleighs at their workshop on North River St.