Curtis Musselman, head of the barn preservation project, photographs the Starr Pottery Barn near Abbottstown, Pa. Thomas and Dianne Starr live and work in the 1850s stone-and-brick barn, which is an example of one way a barn can be preserved. Those seeking a community of barn enthusiasts and preservationists should read below.
Debbie Lynch has been told that her 150-year-old barn is the oldest and largest in the Felton area.
She is casting around for help in keeping it up:
"It's a very large beautiful barn that's in desperate need of repair. We put all of our money, a few years ago, into a new roof....but we need to do the foundation before it falls down. We've had many contractors just happen to stop by wanting the old wood, it has cedar beams. The barn is approximately 60 foot tall, 60 foot long and 30 foot wide. An old bank barn with so much character."
She noticed the York Sunday News ran a barn restoration story and was seeking contact information. Here's information for her and others to at least get into contact with those who care about such historic structures:
