CASE-BARLOW FARM NEWSWinter/Spring 2001 Phone: 330.650.0591

House Restoration Advances toward Code Compliance

The 1831 Greek Revival House, the oldest brick housewest of the Allegheny Mountains, will soon be open tothe public. Since CBF's incorporation as a nonprofitorganization in 1995, Trustees have raised more than$400 thousand dollars for the operation and restorationof Case-Barlow Farm, Inc. In recent yeats, the currentfocus has been on the farmhouse. The farmhouse willbe available for area community groups, private parties,small business meetings, and self-catered dinners.

The 2100 sq. ft. center hall house has a west parlorwith fireplace which Questers are decorating; an eastsitting room furnished by loans from the HudsonHistorical Society. In the center of the house is an18x30 dining/conference room entered from the east porch.

Past the center of the house is a noncooking kitchen yet to be restored to the nineteenth century, and a pantry.Off the new north porch is an entry room and an ADA restroom built with funds from The Reinberger Founda-tion. Accessible with an ADA ramp, the back porch overlooks the 19th century herb garden donated and tendedthe the Hudson Garden Club's Herb Group.

The Assembly Use rating, A3, indicates thatThe Summit County Department of Building Inspection,

has approved the house to hold up to fifty people. There are four major areas of code compliance for assemblyuse: electrical, structural, mechanical and HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning). All will be met byApril except the septic tie-in.

The entire house was rewired and electrically upgraded to commercial code primarily with a donation from theThe Weldon Case Foundation through the Morgan Bank. To meet the structural code, the entire basement,constructed from the 1820's through 1860's of brick hand-made on the property, had to be reinforced. Furnace,duct work, and a fire suppressant system were also added to comply with codes for commercial use.

Other groups have raised money to bring the farmhouse to code complaince to make it available to the public.The City of Hudson, Summit County, Anna Lee and James Ellsworth chapters of the Questers, The League forService, Boy Scout troops, high school community service students, Hudson Schools, and generous individualshave supported this effort.

Case-Barlow Farm Board of Trustees: Douglas Whipple, Paul Prill, Kathy Russell, David Leshner, Kay Bayless,Pat Belby, Kathy Chadwick, Pat Eldredge, Rick Goeke, Richard Grell, Hub Herendeen, Ken Jordan, Ned Kendall,Sue Krampf, Janet Marcinik, Linda Matty, Mary Meldrum, Bob Porter, Ken Reichel, Nancy Waite and HowardWheeler. Ex Officio: Arlene Grohl, Joan Virostek and Theresa Anaszewicz.

Friends of the Farm

Donor Honor Roll

"Assembly Use" House RestorationRichard and Elisabeth HurleyHal and Kay BaylessThomas and Linda CaseWilliam and Marcia CaseGeorge and Leah RothMary Ann WindersDr. David and Jan Leshner

Ralph and Joan BuchananChris and Karen Payne

John and Allison QuagliataKenneth and Joyce ReichelPhil TobinDarrow Street Grange

litcheH FrommMartha HillsChuck and Pam DaumBill and Pat Eldredge

Angela and Jeff GotthardtNed and Lynn KendallBetsy and Ray KingBill and Marie LibbyPeter LoalAndy and Mary MeldrumGary PriceDave and Cindy SamuelShirely TaussigSteven WakeJames and Monica Yurak

John and Ellen RitterRobert and Sue SmithMr. & Mrs. Martin TremblyDr. Steven & Dr. Ivonne HobfollWilliam and Darina KinneyRandy and Karen Nye

Sally Sinclair

—Gary and Connie AdamsEd and Nancy AikenVirginia DiNoviJanice FloodJohn and Elizabeth FranklinRobert and Sarah MadisonScott ShortenDavid and Anne JordanJohn and Marcie KrumMichael arid Pam MortonDale and Mary NeuhausRose PeraDick and Kay PiersolKatherine Piwonka

Patricia PattonAlbin TercekAlfred VealeJeffrey and Laura WilliamsThomas VincePatty and James HesterMichael Quiglig

Preserving the Farm Dinner Hosts

2001

Connie & Gary AdamsGillie & Chris AkedHelen & Don BarlowNeelam & Gurmukh BhatiaJoan & Rocco DiLilloAngela & Jeff GotthardtKatie & GeocgeHoyLynn & Ned KendallTierney & Bill KimmerleEileen & George LoudenslagerAllison & Doug McCormickLinda & Pete McDonaldMary & Andy MeldrumLori & Bob PorterJoanne & Joe ProsciaKathy & Jim RatliffJoyce & Kenneth ReichelKathy & Bob RussellKatharine Sheppard & Lewis SageKay & Bob Treend

Corporate support this quarter:Suntrol Co.Jackson Heating & CoolingKGK Garden & Landscaping

Our History with

the City of Hudsonby

Douglas Whipple

Case-Barlow Farm has had a special relationship with the City ofHudson since its origins

City government leadership recognized early on that the Farm would be

a valuable resource for the community, and moreover, that it would be

more effectively developed and operated under the auspices of a

nonprofit board rather than as a municipal project.

The seed for the existing organization was planted on June 19,1995

when a task force toured the property to determine whether preserva-

tion and restoration were feasible. Members from the City Council and

administration, Muncipal Planning Commission, and Hudson Heritage

Association concluded that the City should obtain a purchase option

which it authorized in the fall of 1995.

The CBF ad hoc committee stated in a letter to the City that "...weenvision an interactive community resource which would make appropriate use of the history, serenity and authen-tic charm of the homestead...."

The grass-roots effort to preserve the homestead and greenspace continued throughout 1996 . The Case-Barlow Bicen-

tennial Farm, Inc. became a nonprofit organization, the City assigned the purchase option to CBF. The Hudson HeritageAssociation provided significant financial support stating, "This facility would be different from any other facilitypresently in Hudson or anywhere nearby."

The Park Board was keenly interested in the remaining sixty acres of farm land surrounding the property of Case-

Barlow Farm,Inc. In 1997 Hudson citizens were to vote on the Land Legacy Bond issue, a major thrust of the City's

growth management strategy. Included were parcels such as the local golf course and what is now Barlow Farm Park;the last remnant of a 400-plus acre farm was under option for a housing development.

Again, the City and CBF formed an alliance to garner public support for the Land Legacy Bond Issue. The Land Conser-vancy, Park Board, Municipal Planning Commission, Hudson Local Schools Administration, City Adminstration,and City Council worked to create public acceptance for the bond issue. The Land Legacy program, passed in 1997, has

proven to be a great success as a growth management strategy for the City of Hudson.

As the Park developed its three-phased development plan, the City's arborist and architects worked to make their plans

compatible. This included landscape design, paved access, parking, and the installation of a sewer line for CBF tap-in.

Given this history of support and mutual benefit, Case-Barlow Farm is unique among Hudson's nonprofit

organizations.Each act of mutual support benefits the citizens of Hudson.The Farm is most grateful for the financing,

history and on-going symbiotic relationship with a valued partner, the City of Hudson.

Case-Barlow Farm's "A Tree for Thee"

Trees are a living tribute to honor a memory, celebrate a life, and enrich the world. Bysponsoring the planting of an appropriate tree on the grounds of the historic Farm,you can create a living memorial and pass to the next generation a love of the beautyof trees.For $ 1 50 you may select a young historic tree from The American Forests. Thesetrees are certified to have been grafted from historic sites such as Mt. Vernon, Mark Twain'shome, or from a tree planted by Johnny Appleseed, for example. Or you may select,with CBF's arborist's assistance, an historically appropriate tree from a local nursery attheir price. In either case, you will have an engraved plaque on the tree. CBF tends the treefollowing the public dedication.

A tree as a commemorative gift provides shelter for wildlife, clean air and water, and beautyfor us all. JOIN US for this year's Arbor Day dedications on April 28,10a.m. at the Farm. Call 330.650.0591

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