Connecticut Barns is a project of the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation. Its primary goal is to make accessible the important story of Connecticut agriculture, as symbolized by its wide variety of barn types and uses, as well as to provide a nostalgia trail for all who love barns and fear their numbers in Connecticut is quickly declining.
Being implemented in a series of phases, the Connecticut Barns web site is designed to serve as a central repository for barn surveys, research and general information, images as well as other barn related resources which may retrieved by visitors, residents, scholars, and barn enthusiasts from across the country.
Project Director:
Helen Higgins, Executive Director, Connecticut Trust For Historic Preservation.
Project Assistant and In-House Architectural Historian:
Christopher Wigren, Deputy Director, Connecticut Trust For Historic Preservation.
Lead Researchers:
James Sexton, PhD in architectural history from Yale School of Art and Architecture.
Nina Harkrader, MA, University of Virginia and University of York, England in architectural history and conservation of historical buildings.
Todd Levine, MFA in architectural history from Savannah College of Art and Design.
Research Team:
Jane Montanaro, historic consultant; Lynn Friedman, historic consultant; Ted Ells and Lauren Van Steenvoort, volunteer surveyers.
Web Development:
Design and development by Enterity Inc., directed by Jonathan Biebesheimer.
Content Development:
Elizabeth Hart Malloy
Project Funding:
Research for the Connecticut Barns project, as well development of the Connecticut Barns web site is made possible by grants from the Connecticut Humanities Council's Cultural Heritage Development Fund.