The Barn at the Farwell Jones House: Structural Assessment Report
Earth Tech. 2004. The Barn at the Farwell Jones House: Structural Assessment Report. Historic Structure Report. National Park Service. Concord, Massachusetts
A conditional summary of all of the existing conditions at the barn at the Farwell Jones House. Summary of Existing Conditions The: siding on the building has lost most of its paint protective surface due to weathering. It is chipping and pealing over most all of its area. The clapboards and shingles have been repaired on the north face of the building. On the north face, there are large openings in the siding which allows the intrusion of rain. In the loft level, siding planks at the northeast comer of the building are saturated with moisture and their nails to the vertical studs are loose. In general, the siding boards are not satisfactorily nailed to the building framework especially in the 2nd floor loft level. The condition of the rectangular timber stringers supporting the first floor main level are in good condition for the east and west bays with no reduction for load capacity. The semi-circular stringers in the center bay were softer with a possible reduction in load capacity. The semi-circular stringers were penetrated 3/. "with a probe. Some of the semi-circular stringers were rotted and showed evidence of insect infestation especially at the north end of the building. The framing members at the northeast comer of the building were saturated with moisture.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Earth Tech
- Date of Issue
- 2004-09
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- HIST , MIMA
- Keywords
- Assessment, Background, Chronology, Condition, context, Development, ehistory, History, Maintenance, physical description, Planning, Preservation, Preservation , Use
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 023167: Farwell Jones House