Clinton D. Gilson Barn
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Clinton D. Gilson Barn | |
 Clinton D. Gilson Barn | |
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| Nearest city | Hebron, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°20′22″N 87°9′59″W / 41.33944°N 87.16639°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1892 |
| Built by | Gilson, Clinton David |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001229[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 20, 1984 |
The Clinton D. Gilson Farm is an outstanding example of a vernacular constructed farmstead for the late 19th century. The farm consists of outbuildings, the English barn, brooder houses, and a machine shop.[2] The farm is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Hebron, Indiana. The Clinton D. Gilson Barn was built in 1892 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the dominant structure on the Gilson Farm. A windmill was once located on the west end of the barn and an elevator on the east end.[3]
The barn is a gambrel-roofed frame building. The barn is 80 feet (24 m) long by 40 feet (12 m) and 44 feet (13 m) high. The eaves are 27 feet (8.2 m) above the ground. A cupola is centered on the roof. The exterior of the barn was originally red siding with white trim along the roof and down the corners. In the 1950s a white gypsum siding was placed over the original wood siding. The foundation is built of cut stone hauled from Joliet Prison in Joliet, Illinois.[3] There are two large sliding doors located in the middle of the north and south walls. These doors have been altered from their original position and several small doors have been added.[3] All the windows are original. Each is a pedimented, double-hung sash windows with six over six lights. Fourteen are on the lower half of the barn (North 6, East 1, South 6, West 1) with the remaining 8 higher on the walls.[3] A number of fixed sash windows were added in the 1950s,[3] but have been removed by the summer of 2014.[4] The gambrel roof is covered with cedar shake shingles.[3] The cupola has shuttered windows all four directions with four gables. A metal trim tops each gable.[4]
