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Farwell Barn
41.8181° N, -72.2542° E
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The Farwell Barn, also known as Jacobson Barn or Jacobson's Barn, is a historic property on Horsebarn Hill Road in Storrs, Connecticut, on the campus of the University of Connecticut. The property is also the site of the archaeological remains of the Farwell House. The barn "is a 19th-century post-and-beam framed clapboarded barn that was built as part of a family farm and then in 1911 was acquired by the Connecticut Agricultural College, the institution that became the University of Connecticut at Storrs." The corresponding house was burned in 1976. The barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
Historical Timeline
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Farwell family farming
18th century
Barn construction
c. 1870
Sale to George Jacobson
1908
Acquisition by Connecticut Agricultural College
1911
Sheep barn addition
1913–1915
Farwell House destroyed by fire
1976
National Register listing
2001
Archaeological Features
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Storage Structures
Animal Husbandry Features
Agricultural and Land Use Features
Domestic and Habitation Structures
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