This
group of structures is one of the oldest farm complexes still standing
in Huntington. Dating to the 1820s, the main barn, horse barn and
corncrib are all built of hand-hewn timbers. The foundation of a
later silo still remains, containing reused fragments of tombstones
(unfinished, discarded by a local yard) dating to the 1860s. The
main barn was added to at a later time, and the ventilator indicates
the juncition of the original portion and the addition. The
property was originally settled by Jacob Snider around 1800, the first
farm settled along what is now Hinesburg Hollow Road. The
farmhouse was documented by Vermont's Historic Sites and Structures
Survey, and it is believed that the rear portion is Snider's original
house. The property was sold to the Bickford family, who operated
it through most of the 19th century, and is now the Phillips farm.
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Buttles Farm
This
barn complex was documented in the 1979 Vermont Historic Sites and
Structures Survey. The main barn dated to the 1850s, and the
smaller additions were estimated to have been built in the late 1800s.
The two small structures barely visible on the far right are all
that remain.
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Jubilee Farm
This
high-drive dairy barn was built in 1895 by Samuel J. Randall. Hay
wagons entered using the rear ramp, and livestock were kept on the
ground floor. Today it is home to Jubilee Farm, producers of certified
organic vegetables. Restoration work was undertaken on the main
barn and a smaller barn on the property.
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D.J. Carpenter Barn
Located
on Trapp Road, this barn is made from two conjoined English barns.
Decorative shingling was applied at some time, likely in the late
1800s, at which point the property belonged to Dorwin J. Carpenter, an
architect.
This
preliminary research about barns and farm buildings in thirteen Vermont
towns is offered as a public service to assist local volunteers with
their efforts to learn more about the agricultural heritage of these
communities. It is hoped that additional information on the history and
features of these barns will be submitted by volunteers through the Vermont Barn Census project. The
historical research and preliminary field documentation was conducted
during the fall 2009 semester by graduate students enrolled in the
Researching Historic Structures and Sites course at University of
Vermont Historic Preservation Program with the assistance of local
volunteers as part of the Vermont Barn Census, a statewide project of the Vermont
Division for Historic Preservation, the University of Vermont
Historic Preservation Program, Historic Windsor’s Preservation
Education Institute, Save Vermont Barns, Vermont Housing and
Conservation Board, and the Preservation Trust of Vermont. Funding support provided in part by a Preserve America grant through the National Park Service
to the State of Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.
Interior of Phillips-Bickford main barn. Photo by Sebastian Renfield
D.J. Carpenter Barn