These premium 5×7″ note cards of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, are blank inside, featuring embossed envelopes, and protective clear sleeve. Purchased individually, note cards are $6.00 each, OR, $5.00 each when purchasing a boxed set of 12. Free shipping for orders of $75.00 or more, otherwise a flat rate of $12.00. Once on the shopping cart page, you can easily add multiples of any greeting cards you’ve already selected. If interested in wholesale purchasing of my Oregon note cards, please contact me for pricing information. If interested in purchasing a print of the Pete French Round Barn, you can find several options in its Gallery Page Here.
Tucked into the high desert of Eastern Oregon near the small town of Diamond, the Pete French Round Barn stands as a rare and enduring example of 19th-century ranch architecture. Constructed in the early 1880s by cattle baron Peter French, this circular structure was used to train draft horses during the harsh winter months—an innovative solution to the challenges of ranching in a region known for its long seasons of wind, snow, and ice. Measuring roughly 100 feet in diameter, the barn consists of an inner stone-walled corral surrounded by a wide, circular covered walkway. This design allowed horses and mules to be broken and conditioned year-round, sheltered from the elements. Built with native lava rock and juniper logs harvested from the surrounding landscape, the barn reflects the adaptive ingenuity of frontier ranchers who shaped their buildings from local material and necessity. Peter French was a dominant figure in Eastern Oregon’s ranching history, overseeing an empire that once stretched across hundreds of thousands of acres in Harney County. The round barn, one of several originally built on the P Ranch, is the only one that remains standing today. It has become a regional icon—part historical site, part architectural curiosity, and part monument to a time when horses were the engine of the American West.
Set against the sagebrush plains with distant views of Steens Mountain, the Pete French Round Barn is a compelling subject for photography and exploration. Its weathered timbers, hand-laid stone walls, and perfect symmetry invite quiet reflection on the scale and ambition of Oregon’s cattle frontier, as well as the practical artistry that shaped life in the remote interior of the Pacific Northwest.
