Resources

National Organizations - Government

National Park Service
www.cr.nps.gov/nr/
Includes many valuable resources, such as:

• National Register of Historic Places
  www.cr.nps.gov/nr/
• National Register Information System
  www.cr.nps.gov/nr/research/nris.htm
  Database of places listed on the National Register
• Historic Preservation Tax Incentives
  www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/tax/index.htm

National Organizations - Private

• American Farmland Trust
  www.farmland.org
  Farmland protection
• The Historic Preservation Learning Portal
  www.historicpreservation.gov
  The Historic Preservation Learning Portal is a federal initiative to link preservationists with practical information, including laws, policies, news, case studies, and training and educational opportunities. It has over 1000 preservation web sites indexed. They can be searched by typing in a question.
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
  www.nationaltrust.org
  National membership organization
• Preservation Action
  www.preservationaction.org
  Preservation advocacy
• The Trust for Public Land
  www.tpl.org
  Primarily land conservation

State and Local Organizations

• Kansas Barn Alliance
  KBA Home
• Dutch Barn Preservation Society (New York State)
• Michigan Barn Preservation Network
• Friends of Ohio Barns
• Friends of Minnesota Barns

Commercial--Contractors and Suppliers

• Granacki Historic Consultants (Chicago)
  www.historicpreservationchicago.com
  Consulting firm that prepares National Register nominations and historic resource surveys that can include historic farmsteads.
• Trillium Dell Timber Works (Rick Collins), Knoxville, IL 61448
  Contact: Tim Narkiewicz, Project Mgr. (cell) 309.299.2906 or tim@trillimdell.com or trilliumdell.com
  Full range of timber framing; experienced in barn repair and new build. 
• Woodford Brothers (Michael & Tom Woodford), Apulia Station, NY 13020
  Contact (office) 800.OLD.BARN or barnrepair@aol.com
  Eastern and Midwest U.S. Barn Consulting & Repair.

Other Barn Related Links

• Reconstruction of an ante-bellum Illinios barn
• The Barn Journal
• Bedminster Land Conservancy, Bucks County, PA