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Photographer: Michael Herrick
Taken: May 5, 2010
Caption: Bradley-Wheeler Cobblestone Barn
Additional Description: The Bradley Wheeler Cobblestone Barn houses the Museum of Westport History. It appears that the barn was built by Farmin Patchin, a stonemason and blacksmith, during his ownership of the property between 1846-1857. The barn is heptagonal (seven sided). The northeast corner of the barn was squared off, evidently to fit tightly against an attached wood frame barn (no longer standing). After considerable research there is still no definitive conclusions as to the original uses of the barn. The two-story structure with a partial root cellar still holds many mysteries.
Submitted: May 26, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
Database Locator Identification Number: p110753
File Size: 1.747 Megabytes

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