Barn Record Goshen
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- Overview
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Designations
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Historic Significance
Architectural description:
This is a three barn complex towards the south of Hill House Road comprising of Barn-I towards the east and Barn-II towards the west. The ridge lines of both the barns run east-west parallel to the road. The complex has a third barn, Barn-III towards the south of Barn-I with its ridge line running north-south. The following is the description of Barn-I while Barn-II and Barn-III are discussed in http://www.connecticutbarns.org/index.cgi/37862.
Barn-I: This is a 1 ½ - story eave-entry barn with a salt-box roof addition encompassing the entire length of its south eave-side. The west side wall of the salt-box roof addition flush with the west gable-end of the main barn has an addition with a cross-gable. The north eave-side of the main barn facing Hill House Road is the main façade with the main entrance off-centered towards the east through an exterior-hung hooded sliding wagon door. The west gable-end of the barn has an entrance towards the north through a double X-braced hinged pass-through door and the addition with the cross-gable roof towards the south on the west side-wall of the salt-box roof addition. The undulating grade level along the west gable-end reveals a margin of the cement plastered masonry foundation of the barn. The gable attic appears to originally have a hay door/window just below the apex of the roof which has been sealed by diagonal boards while the rest of the gable-end has vertical siding. The north eave-side of the addition with the cross-gable roof has a margin of exposed concrete block masonry foundation along the grade level while the west gable-end has two entrances towards either sides through two double X-braced hinged pass-through doors. A six-pane stable window can be seen towards the south with a margin of concrete block masonry foundation near the grade level.
The wooden frame of the main barn is supported on cement plastered masonry foundation while the addition with the cross-gable roof is supported on concrete block masonry foundation. Both the main barn and the additions have grey painted vertical siding and asphalt shingle roofing.
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
Property owned by Bernard Dolin MD. There are two barns, one connected with several sheds etc. attached. The property has active agriculture; farm equipment in the fields; animal smells although I didn't see any. Associated house; only one on the road which runs off Hill house Road. Also see part - 2/2 : http://www.connecticutbarns.org/index.cgi/37862
- 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
The 205 acres property, account number - 00189900, map & lot number- 07/014 / 015/00 / is located towards the south of Hill House Road. The property is situated in a pre-dominantly residential area of rural character. Residential plots can be seen towards the north of the property, across Hill House Road, while dense woodland covers the area towards the east, south and the west of the property.
The three barn complex is located offset from Hill House Road and is accessed by Howe Road from the north. Barn-I barn is located towards the east while Barn-II is located towards the west. The circa 1940 colonial style main residence can be seen towards the east of Barn-I with a swimming pool towards its south. The ridge lines of both the barns and the main residence run east-west, parallel to Hill House Road. A third barn, Barn-III can be seen towards the south of Barn-I with its ridge line running north-south. The property has parcels of open land on either side of Howe Road and surrounding the barn complex. Dense woodland covers the area towards the east, south and the west of the property.
- Typology & Materials
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Building Typology
Materials
Structural System
Roof materials
Roof type
Approximate Dimensions
Barn: 1968 SqFt; Stable: 600 SqFt; Barn: 1232 SqFt; Pool: 968 SqFt.
- Source
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Date Compiled
02/24/2011
Compiled By
T. Levine and M. Patnaik, reviewed by CT Trust
Sources
Photographs and field notes provided by Lynne Williamson.
Assessors’ records retrieved on February 24th , 2011 from website http://data.visionappraisal.com/GoshenCT/
Photograph/Information retrieved on February 24th, 2011 from website http://www.google.com
Photograph/Information retrieved on February 24th, 2011 from website http://www.zillow.com
O’Gorman, James F., Connecticut Valley Vernacular: the Vanishing Landscape and Architecture of the New England Tobacco Fields, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002, 144 pages.
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.
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