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 ===== Barn Complex 3 (1909) =====
-In 1909, one year after the second fire, a significantly smaller storage barn was constructed to replace its ill-fated predecessor.  This new building design adopted the fire-proof terracotta unit masonry and stucco construction used in the existing silage structure and cow stables.  The combination of the reduction in size, fire-proof construction technique, and the decentralization of hay and silage storage appears to have been successful, breaking the strong of storage barn fires.
+In 1909, one year after the second fire, a significantly smaller storage barn was constructed to replace its ill-fated predecessor.  This new building design adopted the fire-proof terracotta unit masonry and stucco construction used in the existing silage structure and cow stables.  The combination of the reduction in size, fire-proof construction technique, and the decentralization of hay and silage storage appears to have been successful, breaking the string of storage barn fires.
 In 1911, the Grinnell Stock Judging Arena was added, followed by an abattoir slaughter house wing in 1929.  The Milkers' Bungalow was added in 1914, replacing the farm hands' dormitory lost in the 1905 fire.
-The Brooks Barn Complex remained the center of livestock husbandry through the remaining years of Massachusetts Agricultural College, through the Massachusetts State College years (1931-1947), and into the University of Massachusetts era until 1960, when the University shifted away from its agricultural focus toward a broader academic profile.  The university administration made the decision to relocate the agricultural facilities from central campus to property acquired along the Connecticut River in East Deerfield, Mass.  With the construction of Commonwealth Avenue along the west side of campus, the first of the Brooks Complex buildings were removed, followed by more when the [[buildings:m:mullinscenter|Mullins Center]] was built, and still more when the [[buildings:r:recreation_center|Recreation Center]] was erected in 2010.  Only the Queen Anne Horse Barn and Blaisdell House remain.
+The Brooks Barn Complex remained the center of livestock husbandry through the remaining years of Massachusetts Agricultural College, through the Massachusetts State College years (1931-1947), and into the University of Massachusetts era until 1960, when the University shifted away from its agricultural focus toward a broader academic profile.  The university administration made the decision to relocate the agricultural facilities from central campus to property acquired along the Connecticut River in East Deerfield, Mass.  With the construction of Commonwealth Avenue along the west side of campus, the first of the Brooks Complex buildings were removed, followed by more when the [[buildings:m:mullinscenter|Mullins Center]] was built, and still more when the [[buildings:r:recreation_center|Recreation Center]] was erected in 2010.  Only the Queen Anne Horse Barn and Blaisdell House remain. These two buildings are currently scheduled to be moved to Wysocki Field as part of the Agricultural Learning Center.