[MassHistPres] Barns reused for office, retail space

[Tucker, Jonathan]

Kuhn-Riddle Architects in Amherst renovated a 1920s era movie house in
our downtown.  The construction of the original theater building, though
brick-clad, was pretty close to being a barn-in fact, its core was a
19th century stable.  In that portion of the building, they left a lot
of the interior structure exposed, and added windows and many
LEED-certified features, including PV panels on the roof.  If they
haven't done something like you're describing, they'd know who has.

 

Check them out:

 

http://www.kuhnriddle.com/about/.

 

Jonathan Tucker

Planning Director

Amherst Planning Department

4 Boltwood Avenue, Town Hall

Amherst, MA  01002

(413) 259-3040

tuckerj at amherstma.gov 

 

From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu
[mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Michele P. Barker
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 2:06 PM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] Barns reused for office, retail space

 

I recently got a call regarding a circa 1900 barn that's currently being
used as an antique store. The owner is thinking of tearing it down to
construct an office building, but has not yet made a final decision
about demolition, so I'm trying to come up with some information that
might persuade him to rehab the building rather than demolish it. If you
know of any examples of historic barns that have been gracefully
converted to office and/or retail use, please let me know (extra points
if they used tax credits to do it!). I know offices in barns can be
tough because of a lack of windows, but I'm hoping someone out there
might know of something. 

 

Thanks!

 

Michele

 

Michele P. Barker

 

Circuit Rider

617-999-3256

mpbarker at preservationmass.org

Preservation Massachusetts

www.preservationmass.org

The Massachusetts Circuit Rider Program is a partnership of Preservation
Massachusetts and the National Trust for Historic Preservation's
Northeast Office.

National Trust for Historic Preservation

www.preservationnation.org

 

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