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Historic Northampton Museum & Education Center
46 Bridge Street Northampton, Massachusetts 01060-2428 • 413-584-6011
www.historicnorthampton.org • info@historicnorthampton.org
Sarah LaValley
Northampton Community Preservation Committee
Planning and Sustainability
210 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060
July 15, 2022
Interim Report on Grant for Restoration of
Shepherd Barn, Parsons House, Shepherd Porch and Construction of Art Wall
City Contract #221-20
The attached invoices represent work at Historic Northampton on this grant in three areas.
The restoration of the Shepherd Barn. The work referenced here includes:
moving large artifacts out of the barn (Douglas Thayer Woodworking);
storage of large artifacts (Bee Line Corp.);
demolition of the interior structure, including flooring, lofts, (Douglas Thayer Woodworking) and toilet;
removal of electrical wiring (Wade Clement Electric) and a new electrical design for the restored barn (Design Division);
a water line study (TJ Conway Co.);
consultation on the storage of the artifacts (Rick Kerschner);
planning for the foundation (Jack Sobon and Spence Timber Works);
and materials for artifact and barn planks storage (RK Miles, Foster Farrar).
Additional supplies were purchased from Audubon Hardware and Paradise Copies.
The completion of the restoration of the porch of Shepherd House by painting (Douglas Thayer Woodworking).
Planning and organization of the installation of the art wall (rack storage for framed art) in the storage area in the back basement of Damon House (Douglas Thayer Woodworking).
I enclose a copy of an article which appeared in the Daily Hampshire Gazette (web edition: June 12, 2022 | print edition: June 13, 2022).