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Barns in the NewsNews from the Preservation League of New York StateAnnual Barn Awards Are Presented for outstanding examples of restoration, repair, long-term maintenance, and sensitive reuse. Projects completed using the New York State Historic Barn Tax Credit are especially encouraged. Educational programs that advance community awareness of the importance of barns will also be considered. Nomination forms will be available in late spring from the Preservation League of New York State by calling 518/462-5658 or 607/272-6510. The Preservation League of New York State (PLNYS) includes an article in each issue of the PLNYS News regarding the preservation and maintenance of historic barns. The articles below are reprinted with their permission.
Videotape Available: The Raising of the Herrick BarnThe Newark Valley Historical Society is pleased to announce the release of "The Raising of the Herrick Barn". The tape was made during the Spring Festival on June 12-13, 1999, at the Bemet-Billings Farmstead in Newark Valley, New York. During these two days, the frame of an English threshing barn built in the period 1825-1830 was brought back to life. This videotape provides good documentation of a traditional barn raising. Cost of the tape is $25 + $5 for shipping and handling ($5 deduction for NVHS members). For information or to purchase the tape, please call the Newark Valley Historical Society at 607/642-9516. The March/April 1999 issue of Traditional Building magazine devotes 20 pages to barn preservation. Of special interest are a national listing of individuals and companies that specialize in barn repair, disassembly, and parts as well as an essay, "Why Renovators, Designers, and Builders Need Barns." For a single issue ($5.00, including postage) write to Traditional Building, 69A 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217-9969. Two studies from the mid-Hudson region may be of special interest: Report on the Historic Barns and Timber Framing in the Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York, Peter Sinclair and Susanne Sahler This 1997 study of 20 barns built between 1766 and 1905 uses photographs, drawings, and descriptions to interpret each barn according to its place in the history of regional design and changing traditions of timber frame carpentry. 64 pages; $15 includes postage. Thatch Report: A Preliminary Report on the History of the Use of Thatch in the Mid-Hudson, Peter Sinclair This brief report documents the historic use of thatch on barns and other structures. Drawings and photographs illustrate framing systems. 18 pages; $5 includes shipping. To Order: Spillway Farm Press © 2007 New York State Barn Coalition |