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ARTICLE 8 (b) Project: Paint Mine Barn Preservation CPA Category: Historic Resources Amount Requested: $34,770 Amount Recommended: $34,770 CPC Vote: (8-1) Project Description: This project requests funding to preserve a former horse barn that sits on conservation land between the end of Mountain Road and Hennessey Field near Estabrook School. Once restored, the barn will be used by the Conservation Stewards and Staff as storage for tools, lumber, supplies, and equipment for conservation land management and care. The project entails replacing the roof, doors, and windows; installing electricity and a phone line for security; installing a crushed stone ramp for access; and several other minor building code repairs. The Paint Mine Barn, located on Town of Lexington Conservation Land (Map 86 Lot 1), was acquired by the Town in 1961 and transferred to Conservation in 2000. In the distant past, it served as a horse barn to stable horses that grazed in the meadow that is now the Hennessey Field. The building is 80 feet long by 20 feet wide and contains seven old stalls, a space that apparently was used as an office and a hallway space. At its meeting on September 15, 2011, the Historical Commission voted to designate the Paint Mine Barn a significant building for consideration for inclusion in the Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey (the Inventory). Project Goals and Objectives: · To restore a historic building that would otherwise fall further into disrepair and ultimately require demolition; · To retain a link to Lexingtons agricultural past by preserving a barn that abuts the Hennessey Field (an open field maintained by the Conservation Commission); and · To improve the capabilities of the Conservation Division to maintain Lexingtons 1,400 acres of conservation land by providing sufficient storage for tools, lumber, equipment and supplies. Project Benefit: This project restores a structure that would otherwise continue to fall into disrepair and eventually need to be demolished, incurring a significant cost to the Town and the loss of a potentially historic barn. It also solves a storage problem for the Conservation Division by providing a space for land management tools and equipment. Funding Request: The funding request for this project is $34,770 to replace the roof, doors, and windows; install electricity and phone line for security; install a ramp for access; and complete other minor building code repairs. Carpentry work will be provided by students at the Minuteman Career and Technical High School at no cost. 7