Ewing Farm

The Ewing Farm buildings are all that remains of a historic Boulder County homestead settled over 125 years ago at what was then called “Eight-Mile Corner,” now 95th and Arapahoe streets in Lafayette.

The Book Arts League has partnered with the City of Lafayette to preserve the historic structures and provide for their maintenance while using the Farm as headquarters and studio. The League worked with the Lafayette City Manager and Historic Preservation Board to secure Colorado State Historical Society grants for the rehabilitation of the Farm.
This partnership with the City allows the League to continue its mission as a community resource for the traditional and contemporary arts and crafts of the book while providing a permanent home for our antique letterpress collection.

 

The League holds Open Houses, when the Ewing Farm buildings are open to the public.  Our last Open House of the year will be on December 1, 2012, from 12-5 pm.    This special Holiday Open House will include historical presentations by Jim Hutchinson and Anne Dyni starting at 3 pm.  All are  invited to come see the restoration efforts, enjoy book arts and letterpress demonstrations, peruse items for sale by our members, and stay for the presentations.  Please see the “BAL Classes” and “Calendar” pages for upcoming workshops and other events.

The Book Arts League would like to thank the following partners and supporters of the Ewing restoration:

The Ewing Family

The  City of Lafayette

The Lafayette Historic Preservation Board

The Ridge at Cross Creek Homeowners Association

The Colorado Historical Society

Modaferri Construction

The Collaborative, Inc.

Precision Plumbing

Ikeler Engineering

Art of the Land/On the Prairie

Karen’s Company

Bill De La Cruz

John Matlack

Harlequin’s Gardens

The Flower Bin

Garden Country Nursery

Ute Trail Greenhouse

Creekside Nursery

Lowe’s Louisville

Budget Home Center

Boulder Valley Paint

Diamond Vogel

Sherwin-Williams, Boulder and Longmont

Jim Meagher

Jesse Parker

Kim and John Reinhold

Jane Dalrymple-Hollo

Laura Wait

Bob Greenlee

Forrest Williams

Jeff Becker

Louise Padden and Evert Brown

Richard DiIllio

SF Foundation II

Berkelhammer Tree Experts

Cutting Edge Tree Care

Walker Tree Care

Tree Care, LLC

Diz Duz Handyman Services

All the wonderful Book Arts League Volunteers

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING COMMUNITY ARTS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION!

You can help!

Help the League raise the necessary funds to complete the restoration.  Send your tax-deductible contribution to BAL, PO Box 1544, Boulder, CO 80306. Please mark your check “Ewing Farm.”

Thanks!