The Stone Barn was built in 1903 and is on the State and National Register of Historic Places because it is one of the last surviving all-fieldstone barns in the country. Its walls are made of solid stone and mortar and are two feet thick.

In 2007 the small rural town of Chase purchased the stone barn so they could protect it and make it into a historic park. Once restored it will include a venue for events including tractor shows, auctions, weddings and receptions, and barn dances. It will also have a rustic museum showcasing rural farm life. The park will be designed to compliment the barn and have stone walking paths, fiedstone bridges over the bordering creek, and a farm theme playground. The town wants to keep it country!

If you drive around the countryside you will see that we have lost many of the old barns that once dotted our country. These barns represent the hard working men and women that built our country. Many of these old farms are turning into sub-divisions or other new development. We can't save them all, but need to same some in order to preserve our country's rich agricultural heritage.

If the town can raise $287,000 by June 2012, they will get a grant for $143,000 towards the restorations. If they fail to reach their goal, then the grant will be rescinded.

Josh is from Cedarburg, WI, which is not far from the Chase Stone Barn in Pulaski, WI. We would love to have a local country singer help us, and Josh is AMAZING! The stone barn would also make a great place for a country music video. It would give Josh a lot of local publicity since he is from WI, and it will also help promote this great historic preservation project.

Please check out the stone barn on our town website at www.townofchase.org.

Thanks!

Kris / Stone Barn Committee / KKNiteOwl@aol.com