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April 5, 1941
The West Virginia Digest
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
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Hampton Institute, under President Dr. Malcolm S. MacLean, begins constructing innovative Dairy and Pen Barns on the new 73-acre Tabb Farm for its Agriculture Division, involving staff and students in design and work.
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Hampton Students Begin Work On Farm Buildings
HAMPTON INSTITUTE, Va. - Dr. Malcolm S. MacLean, president of Hampton Institute, today announced the launching of a new building program for the Division of Agriculture in line with the re-organization now being conducted by that Division of Trades and Industries will immediately begin building the first two in a series of three units for the recently acquired 73 acre Tabb Farm which adjoins the Institute campus. They are a two story Dairy Barn and a one-story Pen Barn.
The farm was bought when famed old Shellbanks Farm was sold to the U. S. Government as an addition to Langley Field.
Many of the new features of the two barns are the work of the staff of the Division of Agriculture and are new departures in agricultural engineering.
These two barns are expected to be completed this summer. Two silos, constructed of vitrified tile staves, and a modern creamery unit are included in the plans. Work on these will begin soon.
The Dairy Barn, a two-story unit which will have a laminated truss roof construction to provide the maximum storage for hay, will have space for 36 cows. This barn will be constructed of light brown salt glaze tile.
The lower half of the one-story Pen Barn will be built of the same tile, and the top will be metal clad. The barns will each have a floor area of 84 by 36 feet. A one-story feed room will connect barns and silos. This central room is an innovation in barn design.
Many different kinds of materials will be used in the construction of these buildings, and diversified types of modern equipment will be installed for educational purposes.
Each barn will have a separate ventilating system. The creamery will house equipment for the manufacture and refrigeration of cheese, butter, and ice cream. Milk will also be pasteurized, separated, and bottled in this unit.
The creamery building will house functional class rooms, technical and processing laboratories, and offices.
The project, from start to finish, is the work of both Hampton Institute staff and student body. Plans were developed at student and staff meetings under the direction of Merle S. Klinck, who heads the Division of Agriculture's planning commission.
The artist's conception of the two barns, as pictured above, was drawn by Marcellus Portilla, a senior Hampton Art Fellow.
The Louden Machinery Company of Fairfield, Iowa, and the Jamesway Manufacturing Company of Elmira, New York, will furnish equipment for the barns.
HAMPTON INSTITUTE, Va. - Dr. Malcolm S. MacLean, president of Hampton Institute, today announced the launching of a new building program for the Division of Agriculture in line with the re-organization now being conducted by that Division of Trades and Industries will immediately begin building the first two in a series of three units for the recently acquired 73 acre Tabb Farm which adjoins the Institute campus. They are a two story Dairy Barn and a one-story Pen Barn.
The farm was bought when famed old Shellbanks Farm was sold to the U. S. Government as an addition to Langley Field.
Many of the new features of the two barns are the work of the staff of the Division of Agriculture and are new departures in agricultural engineering.
These two barns are expected to be completed this summer. Two silos, constructed of vitrified tile staves, and a modern creamery unit are included in the plans. Work on these will begin soon.
The Dairy Barn, a two-story unit which will have a laminated truss roof construction to provide the maximum storage for hay, will have space for 36 cows. This barn will be constructed of light brown salt glaze tile.
The lower half of the one-story Pen Barn will be built of the same tile, and the top will be metal clad. The barns will each have a floor area of 84 by 36 feet. A one-story feed room will connect barns and silos. This central room is an innovation in barn design.
Many different kinds of materials will be used in the construction of these buildings, and diversified types of modern equipment will be installed for educational purposes.
Each barn will have a separate ventilating system. The creamery will house equipment for the manufacture and refrigeration of cheese, butter, and ice cream. Milk will also be pasteurized, separated, and bottled in this unit.
The creamery building will house functional class rooms, technical and processing laboratories, and offices.
The project, from start to finish, is the work of both Hampton Institute staff and student body. Plans were developed at student and staff meetings under the direction of Merle S. Klinck, who heads the Division of Agriculture's planning commission.
The artist's conception of the two barns, as pictured above, was drawn by Marcellus Portilla, a senior Hampton Art Fellow.
The Louden Machinery Company of Fairfield, Iowa, and the Jamesway Manufacturing Company of Elmira, New York, will furnish equipment for the barns.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Hampton Institute
Farm Buildings
Agriculture Division
Dairy Barn
Pen Barn
Tabb Farm
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. Malcolm S. Maclean
Merle S. Klinck
Marcellus Portilla
Where did it happen?
Hampton Institute, Va.
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Key Persons
Dr. Malcolm S. Maclean
Merle S. Klinck
Marcellus Portilla
Location
Hampton Institute, Va.
Story Details
Hampton Institute launches building program for Agriculture Division, constructing Dairy Barn and Pen Barn on Tabb Farm using innovative designs by staff and students.