Building Name (Common)
Part 1 of 2Building Name (Historic)
Kendall FarmAddress
71 Kennerson Reservoir RoadAshford
Typology
Historic Significance
Architectural description:
This is a 1 ½ story side or eave-entry barn with a gable and shed-roofed addition. The main facade faces southwest with its ridgeline running southeast-northwest, parallel to Kennerson Reservoir Road. In the center bay of main facade is an oversized sliding door mounted on an exterior track. The northwest gable-end of the barn has a gable-roofed addition off of the north westernmost side of the main barn. Centered on the southwest gable-end of the addition is a pass-through door that is flanked on either side by a fixed six-paned window. The northeast eave-side of the main barn has a shed-roofed addition that encompasses the entire eave-side. the sides of the addition are flush with the gable-ends of the main barn. There is a open wagon bay on the notrhwest facade of the addition which appears to be used for storing tractors and other types of farming equipment. The barn has vertical siding that is unpainted. The roof is covered with asphalt shingles.
Historical significance:
The oldest barns still found in the state are called the "English Barn,” “side-entry barn,” “eave entry,” or a 30 x 40. They are simple buildings with rectangular plan, pitched gable roof, and a door or doors located on one or both of the eave sides of the building based on the grain warehouses of the English colonists' homeland. The name “30 by 40” originates from its size (in feet), which was large enough for 1 family and could service about 100 acres. The multi-purpose use of the English barn is reflected by the building's construction in three distinct bays - one for each use. The middle bay was used for threshing, which is separating the seed from the stalk in wheat and oat by beating the stalks with a flail. The flanking bays would be for animals and hay storage.
Field Notes
This barn is located on the south side of Kennerson Reservoir Road.