Photographic study of Northern California's vanishing rural architecture
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Selected images currently showing - In galleries, click image icons for larger size image Beauty Queens - Sonoma County's prettiest barns Runners-Up - Second prettiest (most congenial) O'er the Hill Gang - Barns on their last legs Heritage Collection - Barn series Heritage Set Vintage Series - Barn series Vintage Set Photo-Art - Photo-art renditions Posters - Barn series Poster Set Note Cards - Barn series Note Cards Calendars - Barns of Sonoma Calendar Handout - Barn Preservation initiative Handout (large file) Photo Book - Updated May 2011 - Coffee Table Photo book New! - BOS Tees - Great gift for your favorite Barnie - Email for info
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* Collection includes some images from Northern Marin and Napa Counties All products are Printed in Sonoma County, California, USA |
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About the Barn Series The vestiges of Sonoma's agricultural legacy - the barns, sheds, shacks and other vernacular agricultural outbuildings - remain well distributed throughout the area. Sadly, many of these buildings are in a state of advanced deterioration and decay. Many are, literally, melting into the ground. These structures are private property but they are also a part of the unique regional character enjoyed by all. Sorely needed are public policies to create incentives for owners to restore and re-purpose these historical structures. Currently many owners are inclined to allow them to disappear as the images below attest. |
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| Over The Hill Gang - Barns in advanced decay In a few short years these will no longer be visible |
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In Southern California only a few historic barns remain today. Please join the North Bay Barn Preservation mailing List |
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Sonoma County Resources Sonoma County Permit and Resource Management Dept. (Grants) - http://www.sonoma-county.org/prmd/historic/preservation.htm Sonoma County Preservation and Open District Advisory Committee - http://supervisors.sonoma-county.org/boards_and_commissions.aspx?sid=1001&bid=4 Sonoma Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District - http://www.sonomaopenspace.org/ Greenbelt Alliance - http://www.greenbelt.org/regions/sonomamarin/index.shtml Santa Rosa Preservation Advocacy Support Taskforce - http://www.srpast.org/ Sonoma County Historical Society - http://www.sonomacountyhistory.org/ O.W.L. Foundation, Open Space, Water Resource Protection and Land Use - http://www.owlfoundation.net
Napa County Resources Preservation Napa Valley - http://preservationnapavalley.org/
Marin County Resources
California Historical Society - http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org California Preservation Foundation - http://www.californiapreservation.org California Office of Historic Preservation - http://www.ohp.parks.ca.gov Incentives for Historic Preservation in California
Westminster Colorado Barn re-Purposing - www.ci.westminster.co.us/ExploreWestminster/HistoricPreservation.aspx Connecticut Historic Barn Initiative- www.connecticutbarns.org NY, Vermont Barn Preservation Guidelines (including Dept Interior resources) - http://www.barncoalition.org/preservation.html Pennsylvania Historic Barn Foundation - www.pahistoricbarns.org Vermont - Taking Care of Your Old Barn - http://www.uvm.edu/~vhnet/hpres/publ/barnb/bbtoc.html Washington State's Barn Preservation Bill & Resources - http://www.dahp.wa.gov/barn-preservation
The Historic Preservation Learning Portal - http://www.historicpreservation.gov/NPS_Portal/user/home/home.jsp Department of Interior Barn Preservation Brief - http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/briefs/brief20.htm National Park Service Preservation Resources - http://www.nps.gov/history/preservation.htm National Trust for Historic Preservation - http://www.preservationnation.org/ See Also: http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/rural-heritage/barn-again/barn-preservation-resources.html National Register of Historic Places - http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/ Tax Incentives for Barn Preservation - http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/tax More information on Federal, State and Income tax Incentives for Barn Preservation on Agriculture Online article - http://www.agriculture.com/machinery/buildings-and-bins/Financial-help-for-barn-preservation-projects_221-ar6497 Saving America's Countryside: Barn Again, National Program to Preserve Historic Farm Buildings - http://www.barnagain.org The Barn Journal - http://www.thebarnjournal.org American Farmland Trust - http://www.farmland.org National Barn Alliance - http://www.barnalliance.org Protecting Older and Historic Barns through Barn Preservation - Barn Again! A Guide to the Rehabilitation of Older Farm Buildings (Paperback) - Amazon Protecting Older and Historic Barns through Barn Preservation Programs - Preservation Books Using Old Farm Buildings - Preservation Books New Life for White Elephants: Adapting Historic Buildings for New Uses - Preservation Books A Guide to Finding The History of Your Home - Yellow Key Realty | ||
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