Sanford Barn - UGA 4408 (1938, Category 1). The Sanford Barn is listed in the University of Georgia building list with a construction date of 1938. The barn, however, does not appear in an aerial photograph illustrating the north wing of the Flynt building, also reportedly constructed in 1938. (The 1975 history of the station prepared by Higgins suggests that that ginning equipment was moved to a new seed barn, the Sanford Barn, in 1941.)
The brick Sanford Barn was built as part of the experiment station’s evolving trend toward more substantial construction, even for working structures. The structure is built into the side of a hill such that the second floor is accessed from Woodroof Drive. Parking edges the front of the building. A concrete retaining wall separates the road and parking from the building. The building has an asphalt shingle roof and has wood double-hung windows, which could be original, although steel windows would have been more consistent with the period and style of the building. It is generally in good condition and continues to serve the needs of the station today.
Sanford Barn retains integrity and conveys its historic associations. It is assessed as Category 1.
