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This barn is only a piece of what was once the barn for the Stoughton Tavern at the corner of Tarbell Hill Rd. and what is now VT Rt. 106 in the area of Weathersfield known as Greenbush. Joseph and Thomas Stoughton incorporated the Weathersfield Turnpike in 1804 and set up a toll gate at the corner. Stagecoaches traveling across Vermont would stop at the Stoughton Tavern for a meal or a night and the horses would rest or be changed out at the barn.

The original 12″ x 16″ artwork incorporates an 1809 announcement in The Vermont Journal, describing the benefits of this turnpike route. The road in the foreground is a period map showing all of Vermont’s turnpikes at the time.

Now the barn stands unused. The darker area of clapboards indicates the location of the extension. Trees and shrubs hide it from traffic now zipping past.

The framed original painting (see a photo here) is available now at a special price of $650. Contact the studio if you would like to purchase it..

Giclee-quality prints of this piece are available in various sizes.

“Old Vermont Barn 7- Stoughton Tavern Barn” canvas print by Lisa Curry Mair.   Artwork comes to life with the texture and depth of a stretched canvas print. Your image gets printed onto one of our premium canvases and then stretched on a wooden frame of 1.5″ x 1.5″ stretcher bars . Your canvas print will be delivered to you “ready to hang” with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails. “Mirrored” means the image continues around the edges of the frame.