Experience Local Agriculture
CT Barn Trail - River Valley South
The Connecticut Barn Trail was created by the Connecticut Trust for Historical Preservation. Make sure to visit the The Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation’s Historic Barns of Connecticut project on www.connecticutbarns.org which allows you to browse a database of over 8,400 barns including photos.
c.1840 the Webb Barn is an example of traditional English form. It's timber frame is a classic example of 19th century barn building style.
Welles Shipman Ward house contains 3 barns that demonstrate 3 different classical barn types of Connecticut Valley.
Built in 1845 the Smith Harris House is an example of Greek Revival style.
The Thomas Lee House is was built in 1660 and is considered one of the oldest wooden fram houses in CT.
The cross-gable carriage barn on this site was built c.1899 by descendants of Ezra Southworth, who erected the elegant 1840 stone house. There is also a bleach house on the property, once used for bleaching ivory.