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Get Your Hands Dirty for History - Volunteers Needed to Help Restore Historic Farm
Restoration efforts continue this summer at the Hutmacher Farm in rural Dunn County, North Dakota. The farmhouse and outbuildings are constructed of sandstone mortared with clay, both quarried from the farm's surrounding hillsides. The roof uses ridgepoles and rafters locally cut and covered with successive layers of brush (chokecherry, plum), flax, straw, clay, and aggregate. The house was built by second generation German-Russian immigrants in the 1920s and was occupied into the 1970s. The site is being restored by Preservation North Dakota, a statewide nonprofit dedicated to preserving and celebrating the architecture, historic places, and communities of North Dakota. PND invites individuals and small groups to participate in the upcoming Hutmacher Field Days August 6-8, 2010. Under direction of seasoned leaders, volunteers will learn to mix clay for use on the roof and walls and see first-hand how earthen structures are built to withstand the elements of our continental climate. For more information, please contact Jen Wilkie at 701-356-3001 or wilkie@prairieplaces.org. Volunteers must RSVP by July 31, at which time additional information will be provided. A minimum of ten participants is necessary for the Field Days to continue as scheduled. The Hutmacher Farm is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has received generous support from Save America's Treasures, a private-public partnership between the National Park Service and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Donations to the Hutmacher Farm restoration project are gratefully accepted; checks should be made payable to Preservation North Dakota and mailed to 417 Main Ave Suite 402, Fargo, ND, 58103. Donations are also accepted online at www.prairieplaces.org. For more information, contact: Jennifer Wilkie, Director of Administration & Development Preservation North Dakota 417 Main Ave Suite 402 Fargo, ND 58103 Phone: 701-356-3001 Fax: 701-235-6706 Email: wilkie@prairieplaces.org Web: www.prairieplaces.org
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