Barn Record North Haven

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Building Name (Common)
Rising Sun Tavern
Building Name (Historic)
Rising Sun Tavern
Address
1 Old Tavern Road, North Haven
Typology
Overview

Designations

Historic Significance

n/a

Field Notes

House date: 1732, barn relocated here 1999. Building listed in National Register of Historic Places. Rising Sun Tavern National Register Nomination No. 79002638 aka Half-Mile House; Todd's 2012 Barns Grant pre-application. This barn was originally located on Long Hill Road in Guilford. It was in poor condition and the owners planned to demolish it. It was instead purchased, dismantled and rebuilt in North Haven. Its post and beam construction was maintained as close to the original as possible, replacing very few timbers. New barn board siding was necessary, however, as the original was severely deteriorated. Eighteenth and nineteenth century windows were salvaged and used to replace those that were absent from the structure. The original barn and carriage house for the Tavern had been removed long ago, and it was fitting to replace it. The barn completes the property's rural nature and purpose. This barn can be entered through either of two bays on the front side, or through a board and batten door on the back side. There is a stairway to a second-story loft. This barn sits on route 17, the old road to Middletown, CT. It sits adjacent to the Rising Sun Tavern, a popular 18th and 19th century "rest stop" for travelers on their way from New Haven to Middletown. The barn is across the street from the location of the tavern's original barn. Originally this barn was built between 1820-1840, moved and re-built in 1999.

Use & Accessibility

Use (Historic)

Use (Present)


Exterior Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Demolished

n/a

Location Integrity

Moved

Environment

Related features

Environment features

Relationship to surroundings

n/a

Typology & Materials

Building Typology

Materials


Structural System

Roof materials


Roof type


Approximate Dimensions

37' x 24'

Source

Date Compiled

12/21/2008

Compiled By

Charlotte Hitchcock, Susan Iverson - KY

Sources

Additional photographs and field notes by Susan and Robert Iverson - 11/15/2011.

Ryan, Susan, National Register Nomination No. 79002638, National Park Service, 1979.

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