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Interior of a barn with a chandelier and text: 'Historic Barns of Connecticut. HISTOURY'.

To help celebrate 50 years of achievements by our partners in preservation, Preservation Connecticut, we toured some of the Nutmeg State’s historic barns!

Fundamental to the region’s history and communities, this building type is all to often overlooked and neglected in today’s age. Preservation Connecticut has devoted significant resources to help these places endure.

Providing technical services and grants to organizations like Southbury Historical Society, who graciously welcomed us into their Ludorf Barn and set up a live demonstration at its blacksmith shop for this tour, are just some ways that Preservation Connecticut advocates for historic architecture.

Huge thanks to the other barn owners who welcomed us in, shedding light on how to restore and maintain these buildings and how they can evolve for 21st-century living!

People in a rustic room with a large circular chandelier and wooden beams.
People standing inside a wooden barn with beams and a trash can visible.
People socializing in rustic room with pool table and stone walls.
Wooden beams with stone wall and framed photo; decorative mask mounted on wall.
A group of people standing inside a wooden barn, looking towards an open doorway.
People near a large red barn with a tree-lined background under a partly cloudy sky.
People walking towards a large red barn on a grassy area with a bench nearby.
Old wagon near rustic barns, grassy field, and cloudy sky.
Wooden ceiling with old map pieces and a bunk bed in a rustic room.