Historic Barns of Connecticut

Designations

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Historic Significance

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Field Notes

House construction: 1700 - associated with adjacent Ferris Acres dairy farm. Barn appears to be late 19th century with Victorian Stick Style decorative siding and cupola. “The chain of title is clear back to George Shepard, the original owner. William David Baldwin bought it from Capt. Hart Shepard (son of George), and it descended into the Ferris family. Today Baldwin's great-great grandson, Charles D. Ferris, III and his wife Shirley, own it.” - Mitchell & Goodrich p. 97. 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. 97, 122-3 pre-1826 House Inventory. Newtown Assessor’s Records.

Use (Historic)

• agriculture

Use (Present)

• unknown

Exterior Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Demolished

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Location Integrity

Unknown

Related features

• Cupola
• Stone Walls

Environment features

• Residential
• Woodland

Relationship to surroundings

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Building Typology

• English

Materials

• Vertical Siding

Structural System

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Roof materials

• Asphalt Shingle

Roof type

• Gable

Approximate Dimensions

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Date Compiled

05/07/2008

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. 97, 122-3 pre-1826 House Inventory.