The following is a collection of links related to the Connecticut barn. If you have information or a link you wish to add to this growing collection, please contact us.
General Links for Connecticut Barns:
The Barn Journal
http://www.thebarnjournal.org
This site provides a wealth of information regarding historic barns including books, newsletters, links, and technical information.
Barn Restorations, Conversions and Dismantled Barns
http://traditionalbuilding.com/RTEbarn_restoration.htm
This site from Clem Labine's Traditional Building lists firms whose expertise includes barn restoration, conversion and dismantling.
The Barn Pages
http://www.thebarnpages.com
This site is dedicated to the preservation and adaptive reuse of barns, rural American architecture and farm buildings.
The Barn People
http://www.thebarnpeople.com
The Barn People feature vintage barns dismantled and reassembled, feasibility studies, consulting, restoration and preservation.
The Barn Coalition
http://www.barncoalition.org
Great site from the New York State Barn Coalition featuring valuable information and resources.
Barn Again
http://www.agriculture.com
Barn Again is a national program that provides information to help owners of historic barns rehabilitate them and put them back to productive use on farms and ranches.
Barn Again Traveling Exhibit
http://www.museumonmainstreet.org/exhibs_barn/barn.htm
Description of traveling exhibition by the Smithsonian.
http://www.museumonmainstreet.org/exhibs_barn/barn_resources.htm
Barn Related Online Program Resources.
National Barn Alliance
http://www.barnalliance.org/
The National Barn Alliance (NBA) grew out of an informal network of Cooperative Extension educators, historic preservationists, and concerned citizens involved in statewide barn rehabilitation programs. This group aligned in an effort to support the National Trust for Historic Preservation's BARN AGAIN! program and promote mutual understanding of the technical assistance and educational programs that existed or were emerging across several mid-western states.
Vermont Heritage Network
http://www.uvm.edu/~vhnet/hpres/publ/barnb/bbtit.html
Taking Care of Your Old Barn - Ten Tips for Preserving and Reusing Historic Agricultural Buildings.
American Farmland Trust
http://www.farmland.org
Michigan Barn Preservation Network
http://www.mibarn.net
The Michigan Barn Preservation Network is committed to rehabilitation of barns for agricultural, commercial, residential and public uses.
Old Barn Wood Site
http://www.oldbarnwoodsite.com
Lists barns for sale throughout the United States.
Thumb Octagon Barn
http://www.thumboctagonbarn.org
Historic Octgaon Barn located in Michigan.
Supportive Resources and Literature for the Wisconsin Barn Preservation Initiative http://www.uwex.edu/lgc/barns/pdf/resource.pdf This document identifies technical information, publications and audiovisual materials that are available to assist barn owners with the process of barn rehabilitation.
The National Trust - Barn Again
Preservation Massachusetts - Preserve Mass Barns
New Hampshire Preservation Alliance - Save That Barn
Vermont Division for Historic Preservation - Barn Grants
A Field Guide to New England Barns and Farm Buildings by Thomas Visser
Connecticut Agricultural Resources:
Working Lands Alliance - Alliance for the Preservation of Connecticut Farm Land
http://www.workinglandsalliance.org
Connecticut Rural Development Council
http://www.ruralct.org
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
http://www.ct.gov/doag/site/default.asp
Connecticut Farmland Trust
http://www.ctfarmland.org