Part 1 of 2 (See 43 Shuba Lane) (42 Shuba Lane, Chaplin (Eastern Uplands))

Barn Record Chaplin

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Building Name (Common)

Part 1 of 2 (See 43 Shuba Lane)

Building Name (Historic)

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Address

42 Shuba Lane, Chaplin

Typology

New England

Overview

Designations

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Historic Significance

Architectural Description:

This is a 1 ½ story gable-entry barn with a shed-roofed addition off the south eave-facade. The main facade faces east with its ridge line running east-west. The main entry is a pair of sliding doors mounted on an exterior track. Above the doors there is one fixed eight-pane window on the north side and a window opening on the south side. The north eave-facade appears to have four bays. The first bay on the east end (left) has a sliding door with a hood above. The center bay has a fixed six-pane stable window to the left of a pass-through door and a window opening to its right. The western-most bay has a fixed six-pane window. The windows are below a partial siding divide. The west gable-end has a girt line siding divide and what appears to be a second siding divide below. The south eave-facade has a shed-roofed addition with fifteen one-over-one double hung windows. There is a pass-through door on the west side of the addition. There appears to be a second door on the east-side of the facade. Off the south facade there is a gable-roofed addition with two fixed six-pane windows on its south gable-end. The barn has un-painted vertical siding and an asphalt shingled roof. The shed-roofed addition has a tin roof with unpainted clapboards on its south eave-facade and vertical siding on its east and west gable-ends that is painted red.

Historical Significance:

The New England barn or gable front barn was the successor to the English barn and relies on a gable entry rather than an entry under the eaves. The gable front offers many practical advantages. Roofs drain off the side, rather than flooding the dooryard. With the main drive floor running parallel to the ridge, the size of the barn could be increased to accommodate larger herds by adding additional bays to the rear gable end. Although it was seen by many as an improvement over the earlier side-entry English Barn, the New England barn did not replace its predecessor but rather coexisted with it.

Field Notes

We believe this was built between 1720 and 1740 by the Stetson family. Part of the original roof remains. Roof boards are very wide and pit sawed. We made a table top out of one. Current roof was put on over the remnants of the old after the 1938 hurricane. Barn currently in use for animal and hay storage. Very high. oldest farm in town? Cont. agricultural use. -Built in (2) 30 1/2' x 24 1/2' halves. western half is scribe rule type with gunstock corner posts. Eastern half is square rule- 1800's? - part of original roof remains. raftors pegged at top. no ridgepole. wide pit sawed roof boards.

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