Historic Barns of Connecticut

Designations

n/a

Historic Significance

n/a

Field Notes

House construction: 1758 “Barn” appears to be a structure from either 1944 or 1990 in residential use - possibly never a functional barn. Sources: "Touring Newtown’s Past: the Settlement and Architecture of an Old Connecticut Town;" Mary Mitchell and Albert Goodrich, Newtown Historical Society, Newtown, Connecticut, 1996, p. 36, 122-3 pre-1826 House Inventory. Newtown Assessor’s Records.

Use (Historic)

• agriculture

Use (Present)

• residence

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Exterior Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Demolished

n/a

Location Integrity

Unknown

Related features

• Stone Walls

Environment features

• Residential
• Rural
• Woodland

Relationship to surroundings

n/a

Building Typology

• Gambrel

Materials

• Vertical Siding

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Structural System

n/a

Roof materials

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Roof type

• Gambrel

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Approximate Dimensions

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Date Compiled

04/13/2008

Compiled By

Charlotte R. Hitchcock

Sources

“Touring Newtown’s Past: the Settlement and Architecture of an Old Connecticut Town;” Mary Mitchell and Albert Goodrich, Newtown Historical Society, Newtown, Connecticut, 1996, p. 36, 122-3 pre-1826 House Inventory.