Historic Barns of Connecticut

Designations

n/a

Historic Significance

Architectural description:

This pole barn was built by Amish barn builders from Pennsylvania. The barn is located on the south side of Davenport Road, to the rear and south of the house. It is a lightly wooded area in an otherwise open setting. Features include: 36 x 24; peak-roofed barn stands with gable ends oriented to the north and south; primary elevation faces west; symmetrical composition with central rolling doors on exterior mounts; multi-pane sash above panels with cross stiles; loft doors located in north gable end; double rolling doors on exterior mounts, cross stiles; pair of 6-over-6 double-hung sash set below; concrete floor; wooden box stalls and feeds; board & batten.

Historical significance:

Most ground-level stable barns and free-stall dairy barns built since the 1970s have no hayloft. Instead, the roofs are supported by prefabricated wooden trusses covered with metal roofing. While most single-story truss-roofed barns in New England are constructed with concrete foundations and stud-framed walls, pole barns with open sides are becoming popular, especially for sheltering large herds of dairy cows, heifers, and beef cattle. Many of these large truss-roofed structures are free-stall barns, introduced in the late 1940s.

Field Notes

Information from a survey of Roxbury by Rachel Carley.

Use (Historic)

• agriculture

Use (Present)

• unknown

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Exterior Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Demolished

n/a

Location Integrity

Unknown

Related features

n/a

Environment features

• Open Land
• Residential
• Woodland

Relationship to surroundings

n/a

Building Typology

• Pole

Materials

• Concrete
• Vertical Siding

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Structural System

• Pole Barn

Roof materials

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Roof type

• Gable

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Approximate Dimensions

36 x 24

Date Compiled

06/30/2011

Compiled By

Rachel D. Carley - CH

Sources

Carley, Rachel D., Barn Stories from Roxbury Connecticut, Roxbury Historic District Commission/Town of Roxbury/CT Commission on Culture & Tourism, 2010.

Cunningham, Jan, Roxbury, A Historic and Architectural Survey, Roxbury Historic District Commission, 1996-97.

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.