Functional storage with easy access serves acreage owners

Janelle Atyeo
Apr 15, 2026
11 hrs ago

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With five antique tractors, three pickups, a car, camper, lawnmower and a four-wheeler to keep out of the elements, the Zwinger family built a cold storage shed on their rural property in southeastern South Dakota with one major upgrade: multiple doors.

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Building Summit 1.JPG — Heidi and Mark Zwinger stand in front of their newly completed shop in southeastern South Dakota with one of Mark’s antique tractors. The shed was designed with easy access to the multiple vehicles and pieces of equipment the Zwingers store there.
Submitted photo

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Building Summit 2.jpg — The east side of the Zwingers’ shop includes another overhead door for access to equipment in the back of the building. The design is from Summit Contracting’s Homestead Package.
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Raised in small town South Dakota, Janelle is enjoying her time as editor of Tri-State Neighbor and Midwest Messenger while raising kids, chickens and no till vegetables in central Sioux Falls. Reach her at janelle.atyeo@lee.net.