Historic Barns of Connecticut

Designations

n/a

Historic Significance

Architectural description:

This well-maintained pole barn is part of The Karst, a farm for Lipizzaners maintained by the Kinsella family since the 1950s. Two Lipizzaners reside here. A barn to the northwest was built to hold carriages.

The barn stands on the east side of Judds Bridge Road, reached by a long drive that passes to the west and continues to the 1956 house on this property. A paddock area is to the immediate east, and a wooded ledge rises to east. Features include:1672 square feet; peak-roofed barn stands with gable ends to the north and south; shed-roof wing with rolling doors at south end; two peak-roofed wings at southeast corner; loft at upper level; board & batten; concrete floor; 6 box stalls; brown paint.

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)

• equestrian

Use (Present)

• equestrian

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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

• Board & Batten
• Concrete

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Structural System

• Pole Barn

Roof materials

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Roof type

• Gable

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Approximate Dimensions

1672 square feet.

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.