Island Autism Center Draws Closer to Completion With New Barn
Campus is located on Lambert's Cove Road.
Campus is located on Lambert's Cove Road.
New barn is just one part of a larger plan for a live-in community center in West Tisbury.
New barn is just one part of a larger plan for a live-in community center in West Tisbury.
The group bought the 17 acres in 2021.
The group bought the 17 acres in 2021.
Center is the brainchild of Kate DeVane, president and co-founder of the Island Autism Group.
Center is the brainchild of Kate DeVane, president and co-founder of the Island Autism Group.
New barn will have solar panels installed soon.
New barn will have solar panels installed soon.
Barn and hub house are part of phase one of the project.
Barn and hub house are part of phase one of the project.
The center will offer a wide array of activities.
The center will offer a wide array of activities.
Parcel reserved for the center was former farmland in West Tisbury.
Parcel reserved for the center was former farmland in West Tisbury.
Crew working on the barn this week.
Crew working on the barn this week.
Roof rafters rise.
Roof rafters rise.
Lambert's Cove Road was alive with the sound of hammers as an old-fashioned barn raising took place for Island Autism. The new campus is in phase one to create a full-time residential home and community for autistic children and adults.