Rebuilding history at the Historic Hull House [Video]

LANCASTER, N.Y. — They are reconstructing history in Lancaster in the form of a “brand new” 200-year-old barn being assembled at the Historic Hull Family Home and Farmstead.

 Hull House Foundation President Gary Costello has been working toward this for years, and finally, “We’ve got a beautiful 200-year-old threshing barn being erected right before our eyes.” 

They purchased the barn two years ago from a farmer in King Ferry, NY on the shores of Cayuga Lake. “It’s been sitting idle for a number of years. The farmer no longer wanted it or needed it. We purchased it from them and disassembled right over here and I’ve been sitting there waiting for the funds to do this part.” That came in the form of $106,000 from the Erie County Cultural Capital Grant Program.

To carry the project out, they have brought in one of …