Completion Report Colonel James Barrett Farm Prepared for Minute Man National Historical Park / Barrett Farm National Park Service, Northeast Regional Office Submitted by Save Our Heritage, Inc. 57 Main St., Concord, MA 01742 Prepared by Frederic Detwiller, Historic Architect, New England Landmarks and Jim Cunningham, Barrett Farm Project Manager, Save Our Heritage, Inc. Period of Restoration - From July 2005 to December 2012 Report Date – November 2016 Barrett Farm Completion Report Page 2 of 92 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Project Narrative ................................................................................................................................................. 11 1.1 Site Significance ......................................................................................................................................... 11 1.2 Site History ................................................................................................................................................. 12 1.2.1 Benjamin Barrett Period c. 1705 to 1728 ............................................................................................ 12 1.2.2 Col. James Barrett Period c. 1768 to 1779 .......................................................................................... 12 1.2.3 Peter and Prescott Barrett Period c. 1780 to 1860 .............................................................................. 13 1.2.4 Late Barrett Period: c. 1861 to 1905 ................................................................................................... 13 1.2.5 McGrath Period c. 1905 to 2005 ......................................................................................................... 13 1.2.6 Save Our Heritage (SOH) Period – 2003 to 2012 ............................................................................... 13 1.2.7 Minute Man National Historical Park Period (MMNHP)– 2012 – ..................................................... 14 1.3 Project Overview and History ..................................................................................................................... 14 1.4 Research and Documentation ..................................................................................................................... 15 1.4.1 Historic Structures Report (HSR) ....................................................................................................... 15 1.4.2 Archaeology ........................................................................................................................................ 15 1.4.3 Paint Studies ....................................................................................................................................... 17 1.4.4 MMNHP Boundary Study and Environmental Assessment ............................................................... 18 1.4.5 National Park Service (NPS) Environmental Report .......................................................................... 19 1.4.6 Save America’s Treasures (SAT) Report ........................................................................................... 19 1.4.7 Drainage Reports ................................................................................................................................ 19 1.4.8 Genealogy Research ........................................................................................................................... 20 1.4.9 Barrett Family Artifacts ...................................................................................................................... 21 1.4.10 Web Site .............................................................................................................................................. 22 1.5 Work Performed – By Façade and Room ................................................................................................... 23 1.6 Work Performed – By Construction Type .................................................................................................. 55 1.6.1 Structural Framing .............................................................................................................................. 56 1.6.2 Exterior Siding .................................................................................................................................... 58 1.6.3 Walls ................................................................................................................................................... 59 1.6.4 Roofing ............................................................................................................................................... 59 1.6.5 Doorways ............................................................................................................................................ 59 1.6.6 Windows ............................................................................................................................................. 60 1.6.7 Plaster ................................................................................................................................................. 61 1.6.8 Painted Finishes .................................................................................................................................. 63 1.6.9 Floors .................................................................................................................................................. 64 1.6.10 New Construction ............................................................................................................................... 65 1.6.11 Masonry .............................................................................................................................................. 65 1.6.12 Hardware – Original and Reproduction .............................................................................................. 68 1.6.13 Structural Analysis .............................................................................................................................. 69 1.6.14 Utilities................................................................................................................................................ 69 1.6.15 Security ............................................................................................................................................... 73 1.7 Work Performed – Site ............................................................................................................................... 73 1.7.1 Clearing and Cleanup .......................................................................................................................... 73 Barrett Farm Completion Report Page 3 of 92 1.7.2 Barn ..................................................................................................................................................... 75 1.7.3 Woodshed ........................................................................................................................................... 76 1.7.4 Drainage .............................................................................................................................................. 77 1.7.5 Utilities................................................................................................................................................ 78 1.7.6 Cesspool .............................................................................................................................................. 78 1.7.7 Agricultural Usage .............................................................................................................................. 78 1.7.8 McGrath Property ............................................................................................................................... 78 1.8 Site .............................................................................................................................................................. 78 1.8.1 Archaeology ........................................................................................................................................ 78 1.8.2 Stonewalls ........................................................................................................................................... 79 1.8.3 Cobble Paving ..................................................................................................................................... 79 1.9 Compliance ................................................................................................................................................. 79 1.9.1 Secretary of Interior Standards ........................................................................................................... 79 1.9.2 Concord Historic Districts Commission ............................................................................................. 80 1.9.3 Concord Historic Commission ............................................................................................................ 80 1.9.4 Concord Department of Public Works ................................................................................................ 80 1.9.5 Concord Building Department ............................................................................................................ 81 1.9.6 Concord Natural Resources Commission, Planning, and Zoning Board of Appeals .......................... 81 1.10 Restrictions ................................................................................................................................................