Rustic Relics: Stories and Stewards of Benton County’s Heritage Barns

The East Benton County Historical Society is hosting this video for the Kiona Benton City Historical Society. Learn more about them here. The film won the Washington Museum Association 2025 Award for Excellence in Publications and was directed by Diane Leist and Gabriel Hendershot.

Learn more about preserving historic barns at the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation.

Learn more about the Washington’s historic barn registry here. This movie was funded by a grant from Benton County's Historic Preservation Grant. You can learn more here: Historic Preservation Grant - Benton County WA. If you have a historic barn