Friday, September 27, 2013

Davison–George Bullock Barn, 1880s


English barn, access by request to owner. Brick foundation, post and beam frame, barn board siding, gable roof of wood with corrugated metal, entry on eaves side, 80 by 30. Built in presumably 1880s; remodeled in about 1896; concrete foundation added in 1940s. Original barn is now surrounded by abutting barn built in 1964 by George Bullock. Original barn fronts Lower Waterford Road and has two sections, of which the older section is the western half. Davison sugarhouse was moved up the road to the Calvin Brown farm.

Based on oral history collected by Helen Chantal Pike and Dave Morrison: The barn may date to 1850 or earlier. The property was owned by Henry Davison who had four daughters; one married barn designer Fred C. Bullock. This couple "lost" the farm. Next owner was G. M. Sweatt. Next owner was Frank Bullock, son of Fred C., the barn designer. His son George succeeded him. Clayton Bullock, George's son, runs the farm today, maybe with his cousin. Henry also had brother Claude, whose farm was where Clayt Bullock bags silage.

Town history, pp. 22-23: Rev. Silas Davison moved into Waterford in 1796, and commenced on the Harvey Holbrook Farm. [Sold it to town clerk Grows, while S.D. held mortgage back on it; farm failed, Davison lost all, then bought back 100 acres and son Henry C. worked it; Henry C. had sons Claudius and Henry, as mentioned in oral history.]

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