Estimated between 1908 – 1914 (According to R.I.T. & the Research of Bob & Judy Pratt)

• Fred Krenzer owned the property when this barn was built and farmed the property until the early 1960s.
• The land (including the barn) was sold to Rochester Institute of Technology for its new Henrietta campus.

• Gravel pits on Wheatland Center Road provided gravel and stone for the barn’s foundation.
• Masons working on the barn’s foundation earned $1.00 per day.
• John Paul Krenzer (Fred Krenzer’s son) shared stories that the barn was paid off in two years with grain profits.
• R.I.T.’s Outdoor Experimental Activities program originally used the barn for team building exercises.
• The Red Barn is currently overseen by R.I.T.’s Outdoor Education Department, which offers a variety of experiential and adventure-based programs and services for students, staff, and members of the R.I.T. community.

 

This barn is owned by Rochester Institute of Technology.
R.I.T.’s Outdoor Education Program uses the “The Red Barn” as an indoor climbing facility.

Pratt, B., & Pratt, J. (2004). Wells barns: J.T. Wells & Sons, Scottsville, NY 1886-1942: Barns still standing. Bloomfield, NY: Bob and Judy Pratt.

© Dick Thomas Photography
Archival Image (Circa 1980) Provided Courtesy of the Jean Melville Collection / Town of Wheatland Archives