24308 Weld Co. Rd. 17, Johnstown, Colorado. County/parish: Weld.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 16, 1991. NRIS 91001532.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The Jared L. Brush Barn, in rural Weld County, Colorado near Johnstown, Colorado, United States, was built c. 1865. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
The barn is notable for its vertical wood siding and steeply pitched gabled roof, with historic shed-roofed additions on each side of the central bay. Its construction features wood-pegged posts and beams, utilizing native wood and stone, marking it as a rare surviving resource from Colorado's pre-railroad and territorial periods
It is a vernacular wood frame barn erected to store hay and grains by homesteader Jared Lamar Brush.
The barn continues to serve as an integral part of an operating agricultural complex, reflecting the early settlement and agricultural practices in the Big Thompson Valley
It is located at 24308 County Road 17, about 300 yards (270 m) west of the Big Thompson River, and about 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of the community of Johnstown.
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