Help Preserve the Barn Murals

The barn exterior paint and art that was last completed in 2005 is faded and peeling. The vision is to repaint the barn starting in September of this year, ahead of next year’s 250th independence anniversary, with the original art which includes the potentially another mural of Leelanau County on the south side similar to the original 1976 mural of County.

The plan also includes painting of the roof in order to extend its life (like the Poor House Barn project completed in 2021). The homeowners would like to rekindle the spirit of community involvement with the barn mural restoration; similar to the original project completed just prior to the Bicentennial in 1976.