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Adair barn preservation survey is underway Move is underway to start a statewide barn preservaton program in Kentucky; programs already underway in 20 states. Meeting in May 2009 at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Mercer County. Click on front page CM headline for full story, photos if any By Vonnie Kolbenschlag There are barn preservation programs in at least 20 states, but none, so far, in Kentucky. There is a move to start a statewide barn preservation alliance as farm owners, preservationists and concerned citizens are discussing ways to help save deterioration of barns in Kentucky. The purpose of a Kentucky alliance would be to find productive uses for barns - particularly former tobacco barns as part of working farms. For preservation, barns need jobs to do In central and southern Kentucky barns have been adapted for use as dining facilities, concert venues and wineries. "In the business of barn preservation, a barn has to have a job, if it has a job it will stay preserved, or at least stabilize, according to Rick Greenwell, the Washington County Cooperative Extension agent for agriculture. There is a group of 8 counties making up a Kentucky Crossroads regions as part of the Rural Heritage Development Initiative, a three-year project of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Green and Taylor are in it, Adair County is not. In May 2009 there will be a meeting of the National Barn Alliance at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Mercer County. The national alliance encourages the documentation, through photographs and surveys of barns and other historic farm structures. It also shares information on the history and maintenance of barns. www.barnalliance.org I would like to attend the meeting - with anyone else who might be interested - and have information about some barns in this county. I thought the article by Alma Rich about the barn that blew down was so good. I wonder if other people have stories about barns. If so, perhaps they could write these and take photos and we could make a collection. It would indicate people who are interested in barn preservation. What I am asking is, if it is possible, to raise awareness of barns and outbuildings in this county - photos, history, use, anything that would be of interest. I'd like to stir up interest and CM seems a good way to do so. Please help with Barn survey for Adair County, KY I have made out a survey sheet that I think needs to accompany each barn photo. I'd like a documented album to take to Shaker Village in May 2009. Even though Adair is not part of the 8 counties in Kentucky Crossroads, I have asked if Adair can be included in the meetings and been assured it's OK. Barns are disappearing from our landscape - many are slowly decaying or being razed for new construction. There is renewed awareness for the importance of barns in our agricultural heritage and as economic resources. Numerous states are doing surveys of barns and are part of the National Barn Alliance. Twenty states have barn preservation programs; Kentucky does not as yet, although a recently formed group has established a Rural Heritage Development Initiative to set goals to research and document barns. High on the list of needs is preservation. Columbia Magazine has posted wonderful barn photos for viewers' appreciation. These photos and more can be compiled into albums with a "survey" sheet that tells about the barn. Click Here or a printable copy of the Adair County Barn Survey. To submit: Copy. Fill in the blanks, and return finished survey to ColumbiaMagazine.com using the Contact/Submit button accompanying this article. This story was posted on 2008-12-01 07:51:56
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