The Farwell Barn, also known as Jacobson Barn or Jacobson's Barn, is a historical site of the state of Connecticut, on the Storrs campus of the University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut

The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...

. Its property is also the former site of Farwell House, now an archeological site.

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 built c.1870 and a sheep barn attached portion was added during 1913-1915.

The Farwell House and barn, (also called Jacobson’s Barn) is a historical site, located in Storrs

Storrs, Connecticut

Storrs is a census-designated place and part of the town of Mansfield, Connecticut located in eastern Tolland County. The population was 10,996 at the 2000 census...

, Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

. It is located at Horsebarn Hill Rd., Tolland County

Tolland County, Connecticut

Tolland County is a county located in the northeastern part of Connecticut. As of 2010, the population was 152,691.Counties in Connecticut have no governmental function: all legal power is vested in the state, city, and town governments...

, Mansfield, Connecticut

Mansfield, Connecticut

Mansfield is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,720 at the 2000 census.Mansfield was incorporated in October 1702 from the Town of Windham, in Hartford County. When Windham County was formed on 12 May 1726, Mansfield then became part of that county...

, on the campus of the University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut

The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...

. This house was a former house that was burned down to its foundations which today remain as an archaeological site

Archaeological site

An archaeological site is a place in which evidence of past activity is preserved , and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and represents a part of the archaeological record.Beyond this, the definition and geographical extent of a 'site' can vary widely,...

. Archaeologists at the University of Connecticut have excavated this site through the Kids Are Scientists Too (KAST) program and have found various artifacts, including combs and coins.

History

The Jacobson Barn was built about 1870 by the Farwell family, replacing an earlier barn on the site; in fact it is often called the Farwell Barn. In 1908, the Farwell farm was sold to George Jacobson, who sold it to Connecticut Agricultural College in 1911. Shortly after, the one-story sheep barn was added to the barn.

It is located at Horsebarn Hill Rd., Tolland County, Mansfield, Connecticut

Mansfield, Connecticut

Mansfield is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,720 at the 2000 census.Mansfield was incorporated in October 1702 from the Town of Windham, in Hartford County. When Windham County was formed on 12 May 1726, Mansfield then became part of that county...

. The NRHP listing was for an area of 25 acres (10.1 ha).