Brunn Barn - Woodstock, Connecticut
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The Brunn Barn is at the southwest corner of the Woodstock Fair grounds in Woodstock, Connecticut. Dating from 1822, the structure's storied past includes family disputes, forgotten storage, and relocations leading up to it's current museum role.
Waymark Code: WM117WF
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2019
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The Brunn Barn is at the southwest corner of the Woodstock Fair grounds in Woodstock, Connecticut. Dating from 1822, the timber frame structure's storied past includes family disputes, forgotten storage, and relocations leading up to it's current museum role.
From the fair's Brunn Barn Complex web page:
"In keeping with the goals of the Woodstock Agricultural Society, Inc. to promote agriculture, the Brunn Barn serves to educate visitors through displays of equipment and a variety of antique tools along with demonstrations." Initially, four members of the Woodstock Agricultural Society came together in the Fall of 2000 and formed what was to become the Museum Committee. Over then next five years, they selected, purchased, moved, restored and stocked a display in this building.
Three main functions of the facility are to show traditional operational and storage areas of New England style barns; to display period farm machinery, equipment, and artifacts; and offer blacksmith and shingle mill demonstrations. Here you'll find spaces:
- Carriage house
- Central corridor
- Cow stalls
- Hay lofts
- Milk room
- Silo - Unadilla Brand (circa 1930s)
- Tack room
- Workshop
- "Mrs. Brunn's Kitchen" - Though not her actual kitchen, this collection replicates a typical layout and appliances
...and donated items including:
- 1895 Rider Ericsson Hot-Air Pumping Engine
- 1946 New Holland Model 76 ‘Automaton’ Self-Tie Baler
- 1949 Allis-Chalmers “Roto-Baler”
- Clipper Lawn Mower (circa 1904)
- “Egomatic” Egg Sorter
- Chase Shingle Mill - powered by a Model A Ford
For a thorough history of the barn, read "The Saga of the Brunn Barn" by George P. Looby, one of the four founders of the Brunn Barn museum project.
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