DON’T MISS THIS SPECIAL EVENT
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Priscilla deLeon,
Director of Community Affairs, Co-Founder, Saucon Valley Conservancy
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610-216-0566, deLeon.Priscilla@gmail.com, SVConservancy@aol.com
Fascinated by old barns? Enjoy the unique experience of being able to see
the inside some of the wonderful old barns along our rural roads in the Saucon
Valley area.
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Join Us!
Saturday, September 13, 2014 ~ 8th Annual Barn
Tour of Saucon Valley Barns
9:30 am – 4:00 pm (Rain or Shine)
Starts at the
Beethoven Waldheim Club Pavilion, 1984 Waldheim Road, Hellertown, Pennsylvania
18055
(Lower Saucon
Township, Northampton County, PA – July 23, 2014) The Saucon Valley
Conservancy will host its 8th annual barn tour on Saturday,
September 13, 2014 from 9:30 am until 4:00 pm. Rain or Shine.
Some
highlights of this year’s tour include the following:
·
a standard PA frame
barn that has been expertly restored
·
a rare “half-size”
standard PA frame barn
·
a typical standard PA
barn with a rare in-ground basement root cellar/silo
·
an up-country posted PA
barn with a rare stone silo
·
a fine original
standard PA frame barn with an uniquely decorated peiler eck cupboard door
·
a fine original small
standard PA barn
·
and more…
Tickets: $20/1
or $35/2 in advance, $25 each on day of tour
Click here for ticket order form
Car pooling encouraged
You are invited to view SV
Conservancy's photo album:
2014 Preview of the barns on the 8th Annual SV Barn
Tour on 9/13/2014 View Album Play slideshow
The day begins with registration and a book signing at
9:30 am at the Beethoven Waldheim Club Pavilion, 1984 Waldheim Road, Lower
Saucon Township, Northampton County, followed by two barn lectures at 10:00
am. This is a great opportunity for the
public to tour a selection of historic barns that are an important part of the
area’s rich agricultural history and learn about history and unique barn
features from two widely recognized experts on Pennsylvania barns. Robert Ensminger and Gregory Huber will
present an overview of the barn highlights. A tour guide booklet with a map
will be provided at registration.
The extensive self-guided and self-paced tour of local
barns featuring homesteads spread among the rolling lands of the valley starts
at 11:30 am. A host at each barn
will be available to show you around. The tour ends at 4:00 pm. This year’s tour includes a
great diversity of barns and expands upon the excitement that was created
during the past barn tours.
Also on tour is the Heller barn site with some of its
original stone walls. Its front wall remnant with its iconic stone arch has
recently been stabilized.
Proceeds will be earmarked for the preservation and
restoration of the Michael Heller Barn.
Volunteer and Sponsorship opportunities are available.
For more information:
please email, SVConservancy@aol.com, or visit www.sauconvalleyconservancy.org, The Saucon Valley Conservancy on Facebook!
The Saucon Valley Conservancy, an all volunteer 501(c) (3) organization, encourages
historic preservation in our area and teaches people of all ages about our rich
heritage. For a glimpse back in time,
please stop by and visit the Michael Heller Homestead, an eighteenth century
farmstead, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located in
Heller Homestead Park just off the popular Saucon Rail Trail at 1890 – 92
Friedensville Road (Water Street) in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County.
Tours of the historic Heller Homestead are available by
appointment.
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