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WHEREAS THE State of Washington through the Director of the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation is presently responsible for precluding any activity or omission at the premises which would destroy or impair its value to the public as an historic place listed in the Washington State Heritage Bam Register; and WHEREAS THE Grantor is willing to grant to the State of Washington the preservation interest as hereinafter expressed for the purpose of insuring that the value of the premises for such purposes will not be destroyed or impaired; NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the stun of One Dollar and other valuable consideration paid to the Grantor, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, the Grantor does hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey, with covenant of warranty, to the State of Washington a preservation interest in the following described lots or parcel of land, with the Heritage Barn buildings and improvements thereon (the real property together with the Heritage Barn buildings and improvements thereon and attached thereto and the appurtenances thereof, being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Property") located in Cle Elum, Kittitas County, Washington and described in the Kittitas County Registry of Deeds, Auditor File Number: 200502010016. The preservation interest herein granted shall be of the nature and character hereinafter expressed and shall be binding upon the Grantor; its successors and assigns. The Property is comprised of grounds, collateral or appurtenant improvements, and the Heritage Bam. The Heritage Bam is more particularly described as follows: The bam at the Zuke Farmstead (Dunford Barn) is a two-story, Gambrel roof barn with a centered, simple wooden cupola and horizontal wood siding. The barn is featured prominently along a section of Washington State Highway 97 known as the Swiftwater Corridor, which is a Washington State Scenic Byway. The prominent end fagade of the bam faces south and features an open hayloft, two second -story windows, three ground level entrances, and two small ground -level window openings. The north end features a similar opening pattern with no hayloft and has a prominent round wood -frame silo. The east and west facades are identical with eight small window openings each at ground level. Constructed circa 1896, the barn is 38 feet by 50 feet. The foregoing description of the Heritage Bam may be amended, replaced, or elaborated upon in more detail, and a description of the style, landscaping and similar particulars of the grounds, and any collateral or appurtenant improvements on the Property may be added, by an instrument in writing, signed by both parties hereto, making reference to this Historic Preservation Easement and filed of record in the Kittitas County Registry of Deeds. If and when such an instrument is placed of record, it shall be deemed to be a part of this Historic Preservation Easement as if set out herein.