State grants available for historic barns; applications due Oct. 21

Published 12:01 am Friday, August 14, 2015

OLYMPIA — The state Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation is accepting applications for funding from the Heritage Barn Rehabilitation Grant Program.

Grant applications are due Wednesday, Oct. 21, with awards slated to be announced in early 2016.

Part of the state’s Heritage Barn Preservation Initiative established in 2007, the grant program assists with rehabilitation projects designed to stabilize and preserve designated heritage barns across the state.

Criteria for funding include but are not limited to the historical significance of the barn, urgency of needed repairs and provision for long-term preservation.

Priority is given to barns that remain in agricultural use.

Historic agricultural structures listed in the Heritage Barn Register, the Washington Heritage Register or the National Register of Historic Places are eligible to receive grant funds.

To be eligible for listing in the Heritage Barn Register, barns must be over 50 years old and retain a significant degree of historic integrity.

All nomination/application materials related to the Heritage Barn Register and the Heritage Barn Rehabilitation Grant Program can be downloaded from state’s website at www.dahp.wa.gov/heritage-barn-register.

Barn owners with questions about the program are encouraged to contact Chris Moore at 206-624-9449 or cmoore@preservewa.org.