Historic Barns of Connecticut

Designations

• Local Historic District
• National Register

Historic Significance

n/a

Field Notes

Phineas Squires Case House, 1211 Worthington Ridge, c. 1750 - seriously deteriorated during the middle years of the 20th century. Homes like this were restored (this one by Lloyd Duval) with the booming economy of the 1980s and renewed appreciation of colonial homes. In 1912, Howard Bunce, a 17-year-old, built what is the oldest surviving airplane in Connecticut. The Bunce Curtiss-Type Pusher plane was disassembled and stored in the barn until rediscovered in 1962. The plane is now on display at the Bradley Air Museum. (Source: Historic District Walking Tour: http://www.town.berlin.ct.us/content/197/477/503/default.aspx) Contributing resource in the Worthington Ridge Historic District.

Use (Historic)

• agriculture

Use (Present)

• unknown

Exterior Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Demolished

n/a

Location Integrity

Unknown

Related features

• Barn

Environment features

• Residential

Relationship to surroundings

n/a

Building Typology

• English Bank

Materials

• Fieldstone
• Vertical Siding

Structural System

• Post & Beam
• Wood Frame

Roof materials

• Asphalt Shingle

Roof type

• Gable

Approximate Dimensions

n/a

Date Compiled

05/31/2011

Compiled By

Amy Prescher - CH

Sources

Clouette, Bruce, and Roth, Matthew, Worthington Ridge Historic District National Register Nomination No. 89000925, National Park Service, 1989.

Local Historic District, Berlin Historic District 1974, http://gis1.students.ccsu.edu/HistDist/Berlin%20Historic%20District.htm -2011.