The Old "Poor Farm"

Starting to Burn the "Poor Farm" house (Fall 2008). These are some pictures of the old "Poor Farm". It was burned on purpose as part of a restoration on this property. Evidently due to the deteriorating condition of the house it would cost more to try to restore it than building a brand new house. This is the name it was known as when I was a child. Some may know it as the "Bowman Farm" more recently. It has been bought & sold a couple of other times since then.

You used to be able to hunt up behind here, I did since I was a kid. Now the land has been posted "No Trespassing" by the new owner. Hopefully he will reconsider this sometime in the future.

Below are a few pictures of the ongoing restoration (June 2009). Last I heard they weren't sure if they would rebuild and keep the same look or just build a new house all together. Also I haven't heard a time schedule on when a new house will be built and completed.

As you can see the barn is being restored. Here it is jacked up while they do work on it.

Both of these buildings are jacked up so restoration work and a foundation put in. I'm not sure if they are being moved around some or not.

Some more of the ongoing changes to the old "Poor Farm". In this photo it appears that what was a kind of marshy area that had a spring running through it is being made into a nice pond area. This photo taken in the winter of 2010. Also some trees & rocks have been removed on the left side of the farm increasing the pasture area and a new white wood fence has been put up around the pasture.

What's left of the old "Averill Farm House". If you're not an old timer you might know this as the Yates Place most recently. It burned down I believe in 2008.

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