The Giddings Regiment barn quilt, no. 56 on the barn quilt trail, has found a home! The barn quilt, commissioned by the Barn Quilt Trail Steering Committee, originally was to have gone on the Giddings Road covered bridge in Jefferson. However, the Covered Bridge Festival Committee objected to placing additional barn quilts on bridges, and … Continue reading Giddings Regiment barn quilt at fairgrounds
The barn quilt at the Giddings Law Office in Jefferson will be dedicated 10 a.m. June 18. The freestanding quilt was sponsored by Rep. John Patterson. The Giddings Law Office is on the National Register of Historic Places and is owned by the Ashtabula County Historical Society. Tours of the office will be led by … Continue reading Giddings barn quilt dedication
Address: 102 East Jefferson St., Jefferson Directions: From Interstate 90 take Route 11 south to the Route 46, Jefferson exit. Go about 5 miles to the village of Jefferson. At third light, intersection of Route 46 and East Jefferson, turn left; proceed to park on right. Quilt: Star and Crescent Artists: Gary Tabor Sponsor: Ohio … Continue reading No. 66, Giddings Law office
Location: Ashtabula County Fairgrounds, southeast corner, Walnut and Elm streets. Directions: From Interstate 90, take Route 11 south to the Route 46S exit. Continue down Route 46 to the Village of Jefferson; turn right at Fairgrounds sign on Walnut to the Floral Building (octagonal). The quilt: The pattern is that of the 29th Ohio Volunteer … Continue reading No. 56, Giddings Regiment
Location: Giddings Road, Jefferson Township Directions: Route 11 to Route 46 exit; go south on Route 46 to Griggs Road; turn left onto Griggs to Giddings Road (on right). Construction date: 1995 Design: Haupt truss Builder: BOG Construction (Berlin, Ohio), designed by Ashtabula County Engineer, John Smolen; Laminated lumber by Sentinel Structures. Length: 117 feet. … Continue reading Giddings Road
Download a printable map of the entire trail! No. Location / Photo Address Pattern Owner Comments 1 Blakeslee Log Cabin barn 441 Seven Hills Road, Plymouth Township Log Cabin (variation) Ash. Co.Historical Society Mounted on barn built by students from the county’s vocational school, A-Tech. 2 United for Agriculture Ashtabula County Farm Bureau … Continue reading Gallery by number
After several meetings between Barn Quilt Steering Committee members and members of the Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival Committee, the Ashtabula County Engineer agreed to remove the Tree of Life barn quilt from the Benetka Road covered bridge. Additionally, the committee will not be placing a barn quilt on the Giddings Road covered bridge. Neighbors … Continue reading Benetka Barn Quilt removed
With the April 15 release of the new book, “Following the Barn Quilt Trail,” Ashtabula County’s Barn Quilt Trail will receive additional exposure and recognition for its quilts on covered bridges. Suzi Parron Smith, author of the book, interviewed local barn quilt trail co-founders Chris Angerman and Kathy McCarty for her second book on the … Continue reading Parron-Smith program is May 10
After weeks of hard work by Jacklyn Krysna of the Ashtabula County Convention and Visitors Bureau, trail co-founder Kathy McCarty and designer Linda Natco, our 2016 barn quilt trail map is ready for the printer. This map, which shows the location of barn quilts, wineries and covered bridges, will be inserted into every 2016 Ashtabula … Continue reading 2016 map finalized
View nearby attractions Netcher Road Covered Bridge Jefferson Village barn quilts walking tour Victorian Perambulator Museum Giddings Law Office, Giddings Park, East Jefferson Street Jefferson Depot Village, living history museum Giddings Road Covered Bridge Jefferson Farmer’s Market, held Saturday mornings in the parking lot of the Henderson Memorial Public Library, June-October. Address: 2677 State Route … Continue reading No. 26, Burkholder Farm, Jefferson