The buildings at what was known as the Berkeley County Farm were dilapidated and a new roof was needed for the circa 1840s limestone barn to save it. MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The tire pile was an ...

MAPLE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Steve Stier watches horses plow the Poor Farm Barn’s new community garden with a smile. For him, it’s a long-fought victory. “(Leelanau) County has owned this land ...

By the 1950s, the poor farm was all but defunct, like most others in the state. The county tore down the Victorian house where the residents lived and demolished the silo on the site, but left the ...

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a $28,948 proposal from CertaPro Painters to restore and repaint the Livestock Barn at the Historic Poor Farm during the board’s formal ...

The poor farm came into being in 1830 at this location. The "Inmates" as they were called, were housed in an 150-foot long by 40 foot wide, two and a half storey tall white wooden building.

Mount Pleasant's PBS station, WCMU-TV, is airing two special broadcasts of the Leelanau County Historical Preservation Society's new documentary on its efforts to save the historical Poor Farm ...

At last, I have reached the “Poor House,” known as the “Poor Farm.” ... It included an 1879 hospital, and 1883 residence hall, a barn and a shed. The Winona County Poor House was a working ...

Plans to convert three agricultural buildings into a set of houses at a Ribble Valley farm have been refused for a second ...

Museum exhibit set to highlight Ottawa County Poor Farm's history. Skip to Article. ... $9,000 was raised to construct a three-story brick house. ... but a large, iconic red barn remains.

A barn on the Poor House Farm that doubles as an event space will host solo acts, ... Playin’ for Layin’ will take place on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Poor House Farm in Rice, Virginia.

Rickard, who heads the board’s Poor House Farm Park committee, ... 20 years ago, the parks and recreation board has worked to preserve other structures there, including a limestone barn, ...