Historic Barns of Connecticut

Designations

n/a

Historic Significance

Architectural description:

This is a three story barn with a flat roof. The western façade of the barn faces Cross Road at an angle. The main façade of the barn is the south-façade marked by a series of openings at all floor levels. The main entrance to the barn is through two doors, one towards the east and the other towards the west, separated by a row of at least seven windows. Three six-pane windows can be seen towards the west of the façade with more windows towards the east. The same pattern of openings on the first floor level is repeated on the second and the third floor levels of the barn. The western façade of the barn has at least six windows, two at each floor level.

Historical significance:

Multi-story poultry barn: By the 1930s, large two-and three-story poultry barns were being built for raising broilers and capons for meat and pullets for eggs. These often have a shallow-pitched gable or shed roof and many windows on the south side, which are often covered with wire mesh. Mineral-surfaced asphalt paper or shingles typically cover the roof and walls. Housing thousands of birds, these large structures became virtual factories, with automatic, clock-activated feeders and waterers to reduce labor.

Field Notes

The circa 1940 poultry house is visible from the road.

Use (Historic)

• poultry

Use (Present)

• unknown

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Exterior Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Demolished

n/a

Location Integrity

Unknown

Related features

• Shed

Environment features

• Commercial
• Residential
• Woodland

Relationship to surroundings

The 9.4 acres property is towards the east of Cross Road. Few residences and out buildings of adjoining properties can be seen towards the west of the property with Cross Road Orthopedics towards further north-east.

The present occupancy of the property is land with two out-building: the coop and a metal shed towards its east. The coop is surrounded by woodland on all sides with a patch of open land towards further east.

Building Typology

• Chicken Coop

Materials

• Concrete
• Horizontal Siding
• Other

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Structural System

• Load-bearing Masonry

Roof materials

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Roof type

• Flat

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Approximate Dimensions

Area: Coop- 2688 SqFt, Metal Shed- 336 SqFt

Date Compiled

07/07/2010

Compiled By

T. Levine and M. Patnaik, reviewed by CT Trust

Sources

Photographs and information provided by – Kathya Landeros

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.