After a $10,000 fix up the old barn on the recently purchased property a top McGoff Hill is here to stay.
Last spring Lyndon State College purchased the property that is made up of 10 acres, a house and a barn. The property was once part of the Vail estate, the house was used as a guest house. A new heater and insulation has been placed in the house to preserve it over the winter.
According to Wayne Hamilton, Dean of Administration, the school spent the money to fix the roof on the barn to preserve it and over the winter. The improvements were made to the barn because of its unique history and design. It is also thought that if the building was to be reconstructed it would be nearly impossible to rebuild the way it was originally built to look.
Hamilton says that the property was purchased with no short-term plans in mind. It was more of a purchase with the future in mind.