August 9, 2006

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Statewide Inventory Of Barns Built Before 1960

Own a Barn Built Before 1960? Participate in a Historic Barn Inventory.

 

Owners of Pennsylvania barns built before 1960 are encouraged to participate in a statewide inventory of historic barns, which is being conducted by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC).

 

The Center for Rural Pennsylvania is assisting the department and PHMC with the

inventory.

 

Senate Resolution 190 and House Resolution 463, spearheaded by the legislative boards of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, call for the department and PHMC to inventory and catalogue historic barns in Pennsylvania and to report their joint findings to the General Assembly by November 30, 2006. The results of the inventory may then be used to promote Pennsylvania’s agriculture and tourism industries.

 

To assist the Department of Agriculture and PHMC with the inventory, the Center is asking owners of barns built before 1960 to contact the Center. In the coming months, the Center will send barn owners a survey to gather more information about the barn. To participate in the survey, owners should send their name, address, and county of residence to the Center.

 

Owners are also asked to name the style or architecture of the barn, if possible, and to indicate if the barn is currently being used for farming operations. Mail the information to the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, 200 North third St., Suite 600, Harrisburg, PA 17101; call 717-787-9555; or email info@ruralpa.org.

 

The BCCVB has over 30 members that own or operate barns in various forms, either as farms operations or as some other form of commercial reuse. Bucks County can make an impact on this Historic Barn Inventory.