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FEATURE<br />
Raising the roof on an old<br />
“Everybody loves a cool, old barn,” said Chris Moore,<br />
field director for the Washington Trust for Historic<br />
Preservation.<br />
According to the Department of Archaeology & Historic<br />
Preservation, “there seem to be less and less of these<br />
grandfather structures standing. The passage of time and<br />
harsh season changes continually take their toll on the<br />
barns still in existence.”<br />
The State of Washington has ensured that our historic<br />
barns are recognized and preserved. The Heritage Barn<br />
Preservation Bill, signed in 2007, plays a role in achieving<br />
this goal. The bill gives the Heritage Barn Advisory Board<br />
the charge “to examine tax incentives and land-use regulations<br />
that support barn preservation and use.” Governor<br />
Christine Gregoire even<br />
The historic Lund<br />
Barn as it stands<br />
today. The barn was<br />
rebuilt with help<br />
from the Heritage<br />
Barn Rehabilitation<br />
Grant Program.<br />
Story by Heidi Scott<br />
once voiced her support for the bill.<br />
“Barns can be beautiful buildings and a symbol of our<br />
state’s agricultural heritage. This bill will help family<br />
farms preserve their history, not only for themselves, but<br />
for all Washingtonians,” she said.<br />
Property owners of these once-grand structures interested<br />
in maintaining and/or restoring their barns have<br />
two options available through the bill.<br />
First, owners can nominate their barn to the Heritage<br />
Barn Register. Barns that are more than 50 years old, with<br />
a good amount of their original historic and architectural<br />
integrity, may qualify to be placed on this register.<br />
Second, owners can apply for matching grant funds<br />
through the Heritage Barn Rehabilitation Grant Program.<br />
Once barns are on the register, owners are eligible to<br />
submit applications for funds “to stabilize and<br />
rehabilitate their barns.”<br />
Roy and Karin Clinesmith from Benge,<br />
Wash., were some of the first to benefit<br />
from the program. Their barn, designated<br />
as the Lund Barn for its original<br />
owners, was placed on<br />
the register in 2008.<br />
Shortly after,<br />
they applied<br />
for matching<br />
grant<br />
Raising the roof on an old
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