3-Story Barn with Studio | 4,200 Sq. Ft.

The extant barn dates to 1874 and is believed to be the third barn on the property.  Built by Eliphalet Reed, it has been used for a wide range of agricultural uses over the past 150 years.  At 100 feet long, this could very well be the longest barn in Cumberland County.  The gable end faces the road and contains the centered entry.  The exterior has shingled walls and simplified Greek Revival details including a bold cornice at the rakes with cornice returns. 

An open center aisle runs the length of the barn to a second pair of barn doors in the south wall.  The barn has been used as a working dairy barn - milking stanchions remain on the east side of the barn – and commercial-scale poultry barn.  More recently parts of the barn were used as a horse barn and chicken coop.  A curious feature in the barn is a full-sized interior stave silo.  While not unheard of, placing the silo inside the barn was an unusual choice. 

Current uses of the barn include raising chickens, an artist’s studio, and storage.  The barn could also be used as a garage, and has room for six cars.  The chicken coop is connected to a large, fenced-in chicken run.  A recently built space within the barn is presently used as a pottery studio.  This space is insulated, heated, and has updated wiring.  The studio could be a wood shop, a plant propagating space, and artist’s or writer’s studio, or host any number of other hobbies.