Historic Barns of Connecticut

Designations

n/a

Historic Significance

n/a

Field Notes

Jewish Farms and Resorts - documentation by Cunningham and Ransom. See Part 1 for notes.

Use (Historic)

• agriculture

Use (Present)

• poultry

Exterior Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Demolished

n/a

Location Integrity

Unknown

Related features

• Barn

Environment features

• Active Agriculture

Relationship to surroundings

See Part 1

Building Typology

• Chicken Coop

Materials

• Other

Structural System

• Other

Roof materials

• Metal

Roof type

• Gable

Approximate Dimensions

6816 square feet and 25344 square feet metal buildings

Date Compiled

12/01/2010

Compiled By

Charlotte Hitchcock

Sources

Town of Griswold Assessors Record
Parcel ID: 11/ 52/ 2, 35 acres.

Aerial views from:
http://maps.google.com/
http://www.bing.com/maps/ accessed 11/30/2010.

Cunningham, Janice, and Ransom, David; Back to the Land: Jewish Farms and Resorts in Connecticut 1890-1945, State of Connecticut Historical Commission and Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford, 1998, 186 pages, pp.137-140.

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, 213 pages.