Wednesday, May 15, 2013
With only two minor pieces of the project left to complete, the restoration is slated to be finished this summer.
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Wednesday, May 15
With only a couple minor hurdles left to clear, supporters of the Swede Run Barn restoration hope to have the project completed by this summer. Organizer Julie Maravich said all that’s left to be done are the door jambs and new doors themselves. Project volunteer Dave Schill informed Maravich recently he would be starting work on the jambs very soon, while Steve Poaletti will build and install the new doors. Although there may be some minor work to be done once those two components are completed—landscaping; Maravich said local archaeologist Jack Cresson is interested in doing an archaeological survey of the site—as soon as the doors are in, the fence that has surrounded the historic structure for months will come down, she said. “We’ve …
Friday, November 30, 2012
Moorestown Historical Society board member Julie Maravich said she'll open the gate for families that want to have holiday photos taken by the barn.
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Friday, November 30, 2012
In keeping with a Moorestown holiday tradition, the Swede Run Barn will be available for families who want to use it as a backdrop for their Christmas cards. Julia Maravich, a member of the Historical Society's board of trustees, said she will arrange to have the gate opened for anyone interested in having photos taken by the barn. Contact her directly at 856-266-7607. The gate was installed when restorations began earlier this year, blocking off access to the 150-year-old structure. After running out of funds, the restoration project was briefly in limbo, until Burris Construction CEO William Burris made a $5,000 donation earlier this fall. The donation will allow supporters to finally finish the project. Maravich said the group is …
Monday, November 12, 2012
Spencer Tait's office has been overwhelmed with calls for repairs and restorations in the last two weeks.
Superstorm Sandy wasn’t finished wreaking havoc in South Jersey when the voice messages started piling up on Spencer Tait’s office phone two weeks ago. Two days later, Tait, of the family business Taitco/Tait Roofing in Moorestown, said he's been trying to prioritize the more than 100 calls he received. Hurricanes in New Jersey are uncommon. But one in late October is just plain strange. “We don’t really remember a storm like this during this time of year, at least since we’ve been in business. And this storm was way worse than Irene,” said Tait, referring to the hurricane that unleashed high winds and powerful rains on the region in late August 2011. Estimates say Sandy caused $50 billion in damage along the East Coast, making it the …
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Burris Construction CEO William Burris wrote a check for $5,000 so organizers could finish the stalled restoration project.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Thanks to a generous donation from Burris Construction CEO William Burris and his wife, Linda, the organizers of the Swede Run Barn restoration now have enough money to finish the project. Just earlier this month, the project was “dead in the water,” according to project organizer Julie Maravich. Supporters had raised roughly $19,000, but had spent that and still owed $12,000 on previously completed work, plus needed another $5,000 to finish the project. After reading a news story recently about the project’s stalled status, William Burris opened up his checkbook and made a $2,500 donation. When his wife read the story she told him, “‘It says they need $5,000. Why didn’t you send them $5,000?’” he recalled. “I hadn’t seen that.” So he …
Friday, October 5, 2012
Supporters found out recently they won't be able to use money from Moorestown's Open Space Trust Fund to help pay down the project debt—but the township still might be able to lend a hand.
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Friday, October 5, 2012
Efforts to expedite the restoration of the Swede Run Barn took a hit recently after supporters learned they couldn’t use township funds to pay off the project’s debt. Julie Maravich, one of the project organizers, said supporters raised roughly $19,000, but still owe $12,000 on work that’s already been completed, plus another $4,000-$5,000 to put in new doors and door jambs to finish the restoration. Organizers had sought assistance from the township, in the form of a possible dispensation from the Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund. But according to township manager Scott Carew, the township can’t spend that money on the work already completed because it exceeds the $17,500 bid threshold, and the workers…
Friday, August 17, 2012
Moorestown Patch local editor Rob Scott celebrates his one-year anniversary with a list of his favorite parts of Moorestown, including generous people, smart students and pepperoni rolls.
It’s been a year since I took over Moorestown Patch. (Technically a year and 48 hours, but who’s counting?) In the last 367 days, I’ve grown to love, like and—well, hate’s a strong word—not be too fond of a number of qualities of our fair town. I say “our” because, yes, I live here too. But let’s focus on the positive, because there are far more things I like about Moorestown than not. So here I present to you the top nine things I love about Moorestown. Why nine? Because everyone does a top 10 and I wanted to be different. There’s my top nine. What about you? What do you love about Moorestown?
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Project organizers still plan on making a pitch to Moorestown council for Open Space funds.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
Dave Schill, one of the organizers behind the Swede Run Barn restoration, said he's still in the process of drawing up a funding request to pitch to the township. He said fundraising is still roughly $15,000 short, so advocates of the project are planning to ask township council for funding from the Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund. But Schill said he's not ready to make that pitch until he has an exact dollar figure to present to council. Meanwhile, one of the key contractors, who was to be responsible for building door jambs for the barn, has backed out—"He's just too busy," Schill explained—but fortunately another contractor has already stepped in. Schill said he'll be building a small loading dock …
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Friday, July 13, 2012
Township manager Scott Carew discusses fundraising ideas for the Moorestown Library and how the township might be able to help the Swede Run Barn/Perkins Center projects.
CLARIFICATION: There is discussion of an opening night gala for the new library, featuring an exhibition of Andy Warhol artwork—not an auction, as stated in a previous version of this article. __________________ For those who couldn’t make it to Monday night’s township council meeting, there were a few items on the agenda that didn’t make it into a full story, but were nonetheless noteworthy. Here a few leftover tidbits from the meeting: Council will hold its next regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 23, in the IT room at Moorestown High School.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Organizers hope to receive funding from the Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund.
Supporters of the Swede Run barn project said the group raised nearly $1,300 at Moorestown Day, selling prints and watercolors of the vintage building, all painted by area artists. One artist, Jan Daniels, a retired Dutch citizen who lives in the Bahamas, but spends summers in Moorestown, created a book containing photographs and history on the historic barn. According to barn supporter Julie Maravich, the group has raised nearly $17,000 to date, which falls short of the total amount needed to complete the project. Maravich said the group is working on a proposal to present to the township, requesting that the township release funds from the Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund, and match the money which …
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Supporters of the project may seek council's help by asking them to release money from the Open Space Trust Fund.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
UPDATE: Mayor John Button said he'd have no problem considering a proposal from the Swede's Run Barn supporters to use the Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund for the project. "It's a very appropriate use of the fund," he said. "I think they should put a presentation together and come to us." When township engineer the Alaimo Group pegged the cost of the restoration at $160,000 last summer, Button and the rest of council decided the project was too expensive for the township to fund, though they did agree to waive permit fees. Since the amount the township would be asked to put forward at this stage would be much smaller, Button said he'd be much more open to the idea. "I would definitely consider that…
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8:38 am on Thursday, May 16, 2013
Thanks to those who donated their time and funds to this undertaking. Are monies raised for Percheron Park going to be donated to the Swedes barn project? Are open space funds being used for the archaeologist ? more ›