9 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Jon - L ars ▁farm ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁family ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁After ▁a ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁completely ▁re built ▁by ▁two ▁brothers , ▁Anders ▁and ▁O lo f ▁Anders son . ▁The ▁main ▁building , ▁which ▁has ▁eigh teen ▁rooms ▁and ▁over ▁fifty ▁windows , ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Jon - L ars ▁farm ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁brothers . ▁Two ▁separate ▁dwell ings ▁share ▁a ▁reception ▁room . ▁The ▁farm ▁under w ent ▁renov ations ▁and ▁modern ization ▁most ▁recently ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 – 1 9 8 0 ; ▁however , ▁the ▁buildings ▁were ▁left ▁mainly ▁int act .. ▁ ▁Architecture ▁and ▁decor ation ▁▁ ▁Like ▁other ▁decor ated ▁far ms ▁in ▁H äl sing land , ▁the ▁Jon - L ars ▁farm ▁is ▁built ▁of ▁wood . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁building , ▁the ▁site ▁also ▁includes ▁a ▁shed , ▁a ▁bar n ▁and ▁other ▁utility ▁buildings . ▁Most ▁of ▁these ▁buildings ▁have ▁red - p aint ed ▁walls . ▁The ▁interior ▁decor ations ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁building ▁are ▁pres umably ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁travel ing ▁painter ▁Dal mat ian ▁Sv är des ▁Hans ▁Er sson . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : F ar ms ▁in ▁Sweden ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁G ä v le borg