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Barn rebirth extra special for Deer Park.

Publication: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Publication Date: 30-SEP-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Barn rebirth extra special for Deer Park.(News)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Chad Brooks

cbrooks@@dailyherald.com

Though the restoration of the Vehe Barn in Deer Park took longer than expected, the finished product couldn't come at a more fitting time.

Today's celebration of the village's 50th anniversary is also a showcase for the 19th-century barn, whose painstaking reconstruction was four years and a few setbacks in the making.

In 1999, Deer Park bought the 14.7-acre Vehe Farm with the intent of keeping a chunk of open land in the village.

Besides the open space, Deer Park Village President Scott Gifford said local leaders wanted a gathering place for the community. So they decided to renovate the massive barn into a community and municipal center.

"We wanted to restore and maintain a...

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