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Barn Survey

The Alliance believes that a survey of Kansas barns is needed to determine what still exists, what is significant and what is worthy of preservation efforts. It is one of our major projects and one that will take a number of years even with the help of many people.

We support and will work closely with the Kansas State Historical Society's Historic Preservation Office and their consultants, Brenda Spencer and Christy Davis, as they undertake their Kansas Barn Project. You can learn more about this in Current News.

We seek local organizations or groups of individuals we can work with to undertake the task of surveying barns in their community. We are interested in working with 4-H clubs, Future Farmers, Scouts and similar youth organizations. We would like them to partner with local Historial Societies and Libraries in this effort. If you are interested in learning more about such a project, please Contact Us.

We encourage individuals to send us information about their significant barns, both historic and scenic, especially if no group organizes to survey your area.

We have developed two forms to help with this project.

This is a postcard form of four postcards, on a letter size piece of paper.

It can be printed on card stock (similar to a typical postcard), cut into pieces and used to send information about a significant barn.

You can use them yourself or distribute them to others.

This is the front side of the memo form.

Best printed on card stock and used to record information and photos of significant barns.

This form is the one to use for an organized survey.

This is the back side of the
memo form.

Best printed on card stock and used to record information and photos of significant barns.

This form is the one to use for an organized survey.

For some barns and historic sites, you may want to complete a Kansas State Historical Society Preliminary Site Information Questionnaire. You can learn more about that at the KSHS website - Preliminary Site Information Questionnaire