Historic Significance
Architectural description:
This is a 1 ½-story gable-roofed eave-entry barn with a gable-roofed addition. The main eave-side faces west and the ridge-line of the main portion of the barn is parallel with Long Hill Road, which runs approximately north-south. The main entry is a large, centered internal sliding door with a lintel with decorative cornice trim. In the south corner of the façade, there is a smaller pair of exterior hinged doors. In the north corner, there is a pass-through door with trim. The south gable-end has a double-hung window in the gable attic. A 1-story gable-roofed addition extends east from the north half of the east eave-side of the barn. A shed-roofed porch on the south eave-side of the addition is attached to the east eave-side of the barn and is open on the south and east sides. The north eave-side of the addition appears to have several windows on the main level. The north gable-end of the barn appears to have at least one window in the main level and a single window in the gable attic. The barn has vertical flush-board siding painted red with white trim. The roof has overhanging eaves and 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 is an English-style barn with a side entry door that slides behind the wall, rather than in front of it. There appears to be a small entry door, possibly hinged, at the left corner of the barn, but that part is obscured by trees. On the right is another entry which is not framed by white molding,and is hardly noticeable at first glance. The barn is made of wooden siding and a shingled roof, with electrical wires running to it from the street. The barn faces west, directly into the setting sun.