{"id":818,"date":"2016-12-19T14:42:45","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T20:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/historicandrewpetersonfarmstead.wordpress.com\/?p=556"},"modified":"2019-01-31T16:17:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T22:17:09","slug":"historic-structure-report-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carvercountyhistoricalsociety.org\/wpcchs\/andrew-peterson-farmstead\/historic-structure-report-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Structure Report begins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exciting doesn’t begin to describe our feelings when the Historic Structure Report (HSR) work was lauched, last week. The HSR report is a mandatory document needed for the rehabilitation work needed at the farm. Without it, we are literally dead in the water, as far as being able to work on the buildings.\u00a0 Why, you say?\u00a0 Simple, the State Historic Preservation(SHPO)\u00a0 office approves or disapproves what we can and cannot do at the farm.\u00a0 Part of the reason for this is that we received MN Legacy funding to restore the north barn.\u00a0 The SHPO is then responsible for making sure we take care of and manage the property, properly.\u00a0 There is good and bad in the process, but as a taxpayer myself, knowing Legacy funds are spent well, is a good thing, abet, for the receiver a little bit more time consuming, than I would like.\u00a0 The HSR will document most if not all the work we need to do, removing the need to ask SHPO continually.\u00a0 It will also be the bases for long range planning and a business\/marketing plan.<\/p>\n

The lead for the project is Angela Wolf Scott, AIA, LEED AP.\u00a0 <\/strong>She has lots of initials, most of them meaning she know a lot about architecture.\u00a0 You can learn more about her and MacDonald & Mac at:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.mmarchltd.com\/about.html#people-1160 \u00a0\u00a0 MacDonald & Mac will start work on the house and proceed to the outer buildings. They will explore every nook and cranny.\u00a0 When they are done, we will have a document that will set the course for rehabilitation work on the buildings and idea of how much it will cost. We will know everything from the original color of the house, to mysteries surrounding the granary and how and when it was built.<\/p>\n

Today, we received a $20,000 donation from a family foundation to be applied to the cost of he HSR. The size of the donation, floors me and there is no way we can say thank you enough to everyone, for all donations, large and small.<\/p>\n

Sweden here I come<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last spring 2016, I received a scholarship from the American Swedish Institute to study 19th century farming methods and architecture in Sweden.\u00a0 My flight leaves May 16, 2017. A Swedish journalist picked up on the story.\u00a0 To read his article, (in Swedish) click on the link below.\u00a0 I have, as a result, received so many heart warming invitations to visit people who want to show me their farms, and teach me the techniques.\u00a0 I will be blogging about the trip while I am there, so keep this site tagged as a favorite.\u00a0 As of today, I plan to visit three world heritage sites, and 20 open air farm museums.\u00a0 I have been invited to\u00a0 Delsbo (the site Moberg placed Karl, in Sweden) , \u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik (home of a 93 year old man who wants to teach me the old methods), Sm\u00e5lands museum in V\u00e4xj\u00f6 near where Moberg lived and L\u00e5ngasj\u00f6 Sockens Hembygdsf\u00f6rening, an open air farm museum in the south of Sweden.\u00a0 The journalist’s wife lives in St. Petersburg, and they have invited me to visit them for a weekend, before I start my Swedish adventure.<\/p>\n

swedish-article<\/a><\/p>\n

So much to see and do.\u00a0 A real once in a lifetime trip.\u00a0 I would like to leave you with the below photo.\u00a0 This is Ward Holasek driving two of his treasured horses, in front of the north barn, before the collapse. A great photo for the holidays.\u00a0 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.<\/p>\n

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Exciting doesn’t begin to describe our feelings when the Historic Structure Report (HSR) work was lauched, last week. The HSR report is a mandatory document needed for the rehabilitation work needed at the farm. Without it, we are literally dead in the water, as far as being able to work on the buildings.\u00a0 Why, you … <\/p>\n

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