Join us in returning the Poor Farm Barn to community service!
A well-known historic structure, the Poor Farm Barn hasn’t been used for farming since 1960, but it still has a future!
With the help of volunteers, donors, and local businesses, LCHPS has stabilized and strengthened this historic structure. We continue to make minor repairs while beginning a new effort to re-purpose this beautiful old barn.
With your help, the Poor Farm Barn will once again give back to the community as a place for public events and gatherings, cultural arts and music, and history education.
The beauty of this building and the setting can’t be missed. Here you will find open spaces all around against a backdrop of forests, the big Row-by-Row vegetable garden, and Leelanau County’s Myles Kimmerly Park just across the street. We
Please join us in reviving this community structure. Become a member of LCHPS, or make a donation, or both!
Capital Campaign
We are seeking donations to pay for people-friendly improvements to the Poor Farm Barn. These improvements are necessary to support community use of the barn and surrounding area. The planned improvements include: pathways to the barn, two new doorways, indoor lighting and electrical services, building safety features, and a small building near the barn to house restroom facilities.