Historic Barns of Connecticut

Designations

n/a

Historic Significance

n/a

Field Notes

Barn converted to residence, or house built to look like a barn - owned by a member of the Upson family - small amount of adjacent land still in agricultural use."The lands of the Marion area were first surveyed and divided in 1739. At that time Southington was part of Farmington, and the Marion area was known as "Little Plain," an area which swept from a bluff, later called "French Hill," south to the Cheshire line (then south of its present location). The first settlers of the area included families whose names have long been prominent in Marion's history, including Barnes, Upson, Cowles, Langdon, and Newell." - Elliott/Ransom.

Use (Historic)

• agriculture

Use (Present)

• residence

Exterior Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Demolished

n/a

Location Integrity

Unknown

Related features

• Barn
• Silo

Environment features

• Active Agriculture
• Residential

Relationship to surroundings

n/a

Building Typology

• Gambrel

Materials

• Vertical Siding

Structural System

n/a

Roof materials

• Asphalt Shingle

Roof type

• Gambrel

Approximate Dimensions

n/a

Date Compiled

10/11/2010

Compiled By

Charlotte Hitchcock

Sources

Southington Assessor’s Record 016037, 012085.

Aerial Mapping:
http://maps.google.com
http://www.bing.com/maps accessed 10/12/2010.

Elliott, Janice L., Ransom, David R., Marion National Register Historic District No. 88001423, National Park Service, 1988.

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.