Packer Farm and Barkersville Store is a historic farm and general store and national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

located at Middle Grove,

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. The district encompasses four contributing buildings and one contributing structure in the Town of Providence. They are the Packer house (c. 1825-1859), frame

English barn The English barn, or three-bay barn, is a barn style that was most popular in the northeast region of the US,Auer, Michael JThe Preservation of Historic Barns Preservation Briefs, National Park Service, first published October 1989. Retrieved 7 ...

(c. 1825 and later), frame store (c. 1893 and later), second frame barn with attached shed (c. 1860), and a

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, a ...

. The Packer house is a two-story, frame dwelling moved to its present location about 1857, along with the English barn. The house exhibits

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and

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style design elements. ''Note:'' This includes an
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in 2013.

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