Chatfield Farmstead facts for kids
The Chatfield Farmstead is a really old and special farm at 265 Seymour Road in Woodbridge, Connecticut. It was built a long time ago, in the late 1800s. This farm has a barn that is very well-preserved, meaning it's still in great shape! Because it's so important, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. Today, it's known as the Bladen Valley Farm.
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Chatfield Farmstead
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The farmstead's house
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 Location in Connecticut
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| Location | 265 Seymour Rd., Woodbridge, Connecticut |
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| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000061 |
| Added to NRHP | March 15, 2010 |
Discovering the Chatfield Farmstead
The Chatfield Farmstead is located in the far northwest part of Woodbridge. You can find it at the corner of Seymour Road (Connecticut Route 67) and Bear Hill Road. The farm sits on about 4 acres (1.6 hectares) of land. This area used to be part of much larger farmlands.
The Main House
The main house at the farm is a cool old building. It was built around 1880 for Henry Chatfield. He got the land from his father. The house has a style called Gothic Revival. This means it has many pointed roofs and decorative parts. Some parts also show a style called Stick style, which uses wooden boards to create patterns. The house has a unique shape with many different sections and a special window bay.
The Big Barn
Just north of the house is a very large barn. It's a special type of barn called a bank barn. This means it's built into a hillside, so you can enter it on different levels. The barn is about 65 feet (20 meters) long and 48 feet (15 meters) wide. That's pretty big for a barn in this area!
Even though it's large now, it used to be three times bigger! In the 1970s, a part of the barn that was used for a dairy farm was removed. The Chatfield family owned the farm until 1923. Later, in 1976, the farmstead (the house and barn) was separated from the rest of the farmland.
