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For the purpose of preserving, protecting, maintaining the Property, including its significance and value to the public as an historic place, the Grantor does hereby covenant and agree, on behalf of itself, its successors and assigns with the Grantee, its successors and assigns, to the following, for a period of 10 years: The grantor agrees to assume the cost of continued maintenance and repair of the property, in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (see 36 C.F.R. Part 68), so as to preserve the architectural, historical, or archaeological integrity of the property in order to protect and enhance those qualities that made the property eligible for listing in the Washington State Heritage Barn Register. Nothing in this agreement shall prohibit the grantor from seeking financial assistance from any source available to him. 2. No construction, alteration, remodeling, changes of surfacing, or any other thing shall be undertaken or permitted to be undertaken on the Property which would affect the structural integrity, the appearance, the cultural use, or archaeological value of the Property without the express prior written approval of the State of Washington through the Director of the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, or any successor agency. 3. Grantee, its agents and designees shall have the right to inspect the Property at all reasonable times in order to ascertain whether or not the terms and conditions of this Historic Preservation Easement are being complied with. 4. If the Grantor fails to observe or if the Grantor violates any covenant, agreement, or provision contained herein, then the Grantee shall in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity, have the right to enforce this Historic Preservation Easement, including each of its provisions, by specific performance or injunctive relief. 5. The Historic Preservation Easement set forth herein is intended by the parties hereto to preserve the historic integrity of the Property pursuant to the provisions of Laws of 2007, Chapter 333, codified as RCW 27.34, or other provisions of law that may be applicable. 6. This Historic Preservation Easement provides the Grantee with additional legal rights and does not supercede or replace any pre-existing legal obligations of the Grantor or legal rights of the Grantee. 7. The Historic Preservation Easement set forth herein shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Grantor and the Grantee and their respective successors and assigns. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforegranted and bargained Easement with all the privileges and appurtenances thereof to the said State of Washington through the Director of the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, its successors and assigns, to its and their use for a period of 10 years from and after the date hereof.