Barn Record Mansfield

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Building Name (Common)
Rosebrooks Barn
Building Name (Historic)
Rosebrooks Barn
Address
1501 Storrs Road (Rte 195) and Horsebarn Hill Road, Mansfield
Typology
Overview

Designations

Historic Significance

The Farwell Barn (Photographs 1-5) is a 19 th-century post-and-beam framed clapboarded barn that was built as part of a family farm and then in 1911 was acquired by the Connecticut Agricultural College, the institution that became the University of Connecticut at Storrs. The barn is situated well back from Storrs Road (the 18 th -century dwelling associated with the barn was destroyed by fire in 1976) , and it stands on the crest of a hill that slopes downward to the south (Clouette, Section 7-1).

Field Notes

National Register listed No. 00001649.

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

Its siting at the corner of Storrs Road and Horsebarn Hill Road, coupled with the extensive open land to the south and east, part of the University of Connecticut’s agricultural complex, makes the Farwell Barn a visually prominent feature in the landscape.

Typology & Materials

Building Typology

Materials


Structural System

Roof materials


Roof type


Approximate Dimensions

n/a

Source

Date Compiled

02/07/2012

Compiled By

Charlotte Hitchcock

Sources

Clouette, Bruce, Jacobson-Farwell Barn National Register Nomination No. 00001649, National Park Service, 2000.

Aerial mapping from http://www.bing.com/maps/ accessed 1/06/2012.

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