| Object Name |
Barn |
| Early Date |
1803 |
| Late Date |
1852 |
| Artist |
Sweet, Benjamin |
| Exhibit label line3 |
The Sweet-Marble barn is part of the Lippitt Farmstead. This English-style threshing barn has a timber frame construction and three bays. It has a center threshing floor and two side bays, one for the storage of grain and one for the shelter of animals in six stalls.
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| Place of Origin |
Mount Vision, Otsego County, NY |
| People |
Sweet, Benjamin (?-1813)/
Sweet, Philip/
Marble, Dale. R/ |
| Provenance |
The Farmers' Museum acquired the barn from Dale Marble, Mt. Vision, NY; by donation, December 31, 21997.
* Dale Marble acquired barn lot from Sherman Marble in March 1997.
*Sherman D. Marble was conveyed barn lot from sister Thelma M. Marble upon her death in 1979.
*Thelma M. Marble and David E. and Clella Marble acquired joint tenancy of barn lot from William C. Marble in 1929.
*William C. Marble bought the barn lot from Sophronia White Gardner in 1918.
*Sophronia White Gardner bought barn lot (with other properties) from the heirs of Brice Shove (Eliza Shove, Henry Wilbur, Anna Wilbur and Evaline Wilbur) in 1891.
*Eliza Shove et. al. were willed the property owned by Brice Shove in 1888.
*Brice Shove bought the barn lot as well as other lots from Solomon Squires.
*Solomon Squires bought the barn lot and other property from James, Fanny and Waty Sweet in 1852.
*James Sweet - owed the barn lot in the 1850 census possibly acquired from his father Philip Sweet.
*Philip Sweet might have acquired the barn lot from the estate of his brother Benjamin Sweet.
*Benjamin Sweet bought the barn lot and other properties from Eber Sherman in 1802 for $3,781. |
| Title |
Sweet-Marble Barn |
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