HAMDEN -- A portion of the Eli Whitney Barn collapsed Thursday night because of snow build-up.
The collapse was discovered on Friday by employees who work at the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation next to the bar at 92 Whitney Ave., according to Bill Brown, director of the Eli Whitney Museum.
The structure that collapsed was a 1904 shed attached to the original barn that was built in 1816. The original stone wall that was adjacent to the shed was not affected, Brown said. "The main part of the barn is fine. It’s amazingly durable."
"We will re-build. We’ll make it exactly the way it was in 1816. We have a drawing (to follow) made by Eli Whitney Blake," the nephew of Eli Whitney, Brown said.
When?
"In the spring. Just tell me when the snow is gone," Brown quipped.