Dairy Barn Foundation
Rokeby's dairy barn was demolished in 1995, approximately 50 years after it ceased to function. You can see from the footprint that it was a large structure; the central, main portion was two-and-a-half stories high, with hay storage above and stanchions below. It was flanked by smaller, one-and-a-half story ells on either end. The framing members of the main section and west ell were hand-hewn timbers, but the entire barn was sheathed with board showing circular saw marks held in place with wire nails, indicating that it was completely reclad in the late 19th or early 20th century. Like many Vermont dairy barns, this one was built up over time from recycled structures or salvaged parts in response to herd enlargements and the demands of regulation.