The wormy chestnut wood was given to him by a friend, who took down a 200-year-old barn in Carroll County. He is always looking for interesting pieces of wood.

Elizabeth Gardner had proposed using the century-old dairy barn made of wormy chestnut wood as an event space that would be open for parties with music, as well as classes.

The donnybrook over the Wormy Chestnut Wood, a legal battle between New York City and the family of the restaurateur Warner LeRoy, is over. And just in the nick of time.

Tavern on the Green, the storied eatery in New York City that closed its doors New Year's day, is defending its decision to put assets including a 19th-century painting, wormy-chestnut wood ...

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