Barn Record Lebanon
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- Overview
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Designations
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Historic Significance
Architectural description:
This is a 2 1/2 story side or eave-entry tripartite barn. The main facade faces northwest, with its ridge-line perpendicular to Randall Road, which runs approximately northwest-southeast. The main northwest eave-facade entries are two over-head garage doors, one in the middle bay with a hood and one in the westernmost bay; the northernmost bay and the rest of the facade is blank. The northeast gable-facade has six six-pane windows; three on the main level, and three on the second level, one of which is centered above the dropped girt line siding divide in the gable attic. The barn has vertical flush-board siding painted red on the eave-facade. The barn has unpainted shingles on the first and second level on the gable-facade, except for the gable attic above the dropped girt line siding divide, which has horizontal siding painted green. The roof has asphalt shingles.
Historical significance:
The oldest barns still found in the state are called the “English Barn,” “side-entry barn,” “eave entry,” or a 30 x 40. They are simple buildings with rectangular plan, pitched gable roof, and a door or doors located on one or both of the eave sides of the building based on the grain warehouses of the English colonists’ homeland. The name “30 by 40” originates from its size (in feet), which was large enough for 1 family and could service about 100 acres. The multi-purpose use of the English barn is reflected by the building’s construction in three distinct bays - one for each use. The middle bay was used for threshing, which is separating the seed from the stalk in wheat and oat by beating the stalks with a flail. The flanking bays would be for animals and hay storage.
Field Notes
No information available House is situated on v of Sisson and Randall Rd intersection All dirt rds in area
- Use & Accessibility
Use (Historic)
Use (Present)
Exterior Visible from Public Road?
Yes
Demolished
n/a
Location Integrity
Unknown
- Environment
Related features
Environment features
Relationship to surroundings
This barn is to the southeast and behind house it is associated with. The ridge-line of the barn is nearly parallel to the ridge-line of the house. To the east of the barn is a wagon-shed. To the north is another English barn and a garage. The site has a number of stone wall fences throughout. The site is located in between the V intersection of Sisson Road and Randall Road, with the barn closest to Randall Road. A large tract of open space is south of the barn. The area is scattered residential, open space and woodland.
- Typology & Materials
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Building Typology
Materials
Structural System
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Roof materials
Roof type
Approximate Dimensions
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- Source
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Date Compiled
07/23/2010
Compiled By
Todd Levine, reviewed by the Connecticut Trust
Sources
Photographs and field notes by Jacky Smakula.
Sexton, James, PhD; Survey Narrative of the Connecticut Barn, Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, Hamden, CT, 2005, http://www.connecticutbarns.org/history.
Visser, Thomas D.,Field Guide to New England Barns and Farm Buildings, University Press of New England, 1997.
Map of the Lebanon, CT, retrieved on July 23, 2010 from website www.zillow.com.
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