Historic Barns of Connecticut

Designations

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Historic Significance

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Field Notes

Typology: English bank barn Historic significance: one of several former farms found along Huckleberry Hill with an original barn. The former owner, who was born in the 1870 house and used to walk to work at the Collins Axe factory in Collinsville, still lives next door and is now 85. Use historic: farming Use present: workshop/storage Visible from road: yes Interior accessible: with owner's permission Related features: stone walls, 1870 house, and two large, original wells that still fill with water but they have been capped off with cement covers for safety Environmental features: set up on a high hill away from the road on over an acre of land, once part of a larger farm Threats: none known Materials: vertical boards, asphalt roof, stone and mortar foundation Date of construction: c.1870 Ownership: private County: Hartford Location integrity: original

Use (Historic)

• agriculture

Use (Present)

• unknown

Exterior Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Demolished

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Location Integrity

Unknown

Related features

• Barn
• Stone Walls

Environment features

• Residential
• Rural
• Woodland

Relationship to surroundings

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Building Typology

• New England

Materials

• Flush-board
• Vertical Siding

Structural System

• Wood Frame

Roof materials

• Asphalt Shingle

Roof type

• Gable

Approximate Dimensions

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Date Compiled

09/10/2010

Compiled By

Liz Neff - CH