Old Barn (Canton, Massachusetts)
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Old Barn is a historic barn off of Blue Hill River Road in Canton, Massachusetts
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It was built in 1690 and is the oldest building on Brookwood Farm
. It is currently undergoing a major restoration undertaken by the North Bennet Street School. They have removed the oldest 20 foot section for major work to repair rot and insect damage. It is expected to be returned to the site in 2010 or 2011. All of the photographs here are of the portions of the barn built after the original barn.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
as Old Barn on September 25, 1980, reference number 80000660.
Canton, Massachusetts
Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,561 at the 2010 census. Canton is part of Greater Boston, about 15 miles southwest of downtown Boston.- History :...
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It was built in 1690 and is the oldest building on Brookwood Farm
Brookwood Farm
Brookwood Farm is a historic farm on Blue Hill River Road in Canton, Massachusetts. Some of its fields, but none of the buildings, are in Milton. It is owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation....
. It is currently undergoing a major restoration undertaken by the North Bennet Street School. They have removed the oldest 20 foot section for major work to repair rot and insect damage. It is expected to be returned to the site in 2010 or 2011. All of the photographs here are of the portions of the barn built after the original barn.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
as Old Barn on September 25, 1980, reference number 80000660.