Historic Significance
Architectural Description: This is a 2 ½ story gable-entry barn with two overhead garage doors on its main facade facing north to Palmer Road. Each door has six single-paned windows. Centered between the two doors below the apex is a fixed six-pane window. The window is above the girt line. The east facade has a pass-through door located on the north side. To the right of the door, on the second story, is a fixed four-pane window. The barn has vertical siding that is painted red and an un-mortared fieldstone foundation. The roof has asphalt shingles and a wide eave and gable overhang boxed with brackets.
Historical Significance: The New England barn or gable front barn was the successor to the English barn and relies on a gable entry rather than an entry under the eaves. The gable front offers many practical advantages. Roofs drain off the side, rather than flooding the dooryard. With the main drive floor running parallel to the ridge, the size of the barn could be increased to accommodate larger herds by adding additional bays to the rear gable end. Although it was seen by many as an improvement over the earlier side-entry English Barn, the New England barn did not replace its predecessor but rather coexisted with it.
Field Notes
Date (given sources): c.1825, c.1830 Local Historic District