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Barn Ads

Ads of ‘barns available’ and ‘barnswanted’ are presented as a service to help avoid the destruction of valuable resources. General descriptive information and photographs are provided along with contact information that allows owners and seekers to communicate with one another.

To post a listing please provide information and a photo to stephenstier@gmail.com.

Barn Rahabilitation Contractor and Consultant List

This list identifies contractors, consultants, and other individuals who work on traditional barns and who can provide consultation about and the actual work of barn rehabilitation, repair, and restoration.

These barn workers submit their own information and pay fee to be listed here. This list is provided as a service and does not endorse or recommend those included. Updated December 2010.

See also FAQs and the "Rehabilitation References" (below) for essays on: restoring your barn, hiring a contractor, property tax relief and historic tax incentives.

Rehabilitation References

The essays here are downloadable and provided to assist you.

Barns and Historic Preservation Tax Incentives in Michigan

Property Taxes And Restored Barns By Gary Howell

Property Tax Relief Using The Mathieu-Gast Act

Hiring A Contractor

Restoring Your Barn

Exhibit Available-- "Preserving Michigan's Barns"

MBPN Exhibit
"Preserving Michigan's Barn" is available for loan. It showcases the rich diversity of Michigan barns, and provides examples of adaptive re-use of barns for agriculture, community, business, and home. The exhibit overviews the work of MBPN and challenges viewers to get involved in their communities and through the network.

Contact Jack Worthington, MBPN board member for information and availability: 517-627-5763 .

The exhibit is comprised of six 7' tall banners and banner stands. For details and content download this pdf and zoom in. PDF IconClick to download

Mini-Grants

Mini-grants of a maximum of $250 are available that defray costs of educational activities related to barn preservation.

Michigan Barn and Farmstead Survey Project

Volunteers are surveying barns and farmsteads in their community as part of this documentation project. The survey is fun to do! It involves driving all the roads in a township, taking photographs of the barns you see, and filling out a survey form for each farmstead.


PO Box 614
Mount Pleasant, MI
48804-0614