Updike Parsonage Barn

Barn in Cranbury, New Jersey

40°18′17″N 74°31′15″W / 40.30481°N 74.52077°W / 40.30481; -74.52077Current tenantsCranbury Historical and Preservation SocietyCompleted1741Renovated2010Cost$40,500References^[1]

The Updike Parsonage Barn, formerly known as the Howarth Barn, is a restored historic barn in Cranbury, New Jersey. The pre-revolutionary, hand-hewn, white oak structure, believed to be one of the earliest barns constructed in Cranbury Township, was originally built in 1741.

In 2005, the town engaged the New Jersey Barn Company, specialists in the restoration of historic barns, to dismantle and store and at a later date repair and reconstruct its frame. It was re-built on a new foundation at its new location in 2010. The barn joined two existing historic agricultural buildings known as the wagon house and the corncrib on the site known as the Barn Park.^[2]^[3]

References

^ CHPS. "CHPS". Retrieved 2011-06-06.
^ "AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CRANBURY, IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, AUTHORIZING THE TOWNSHIP TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CRANBURY HISTORICAL AND PRESERVATION SOCIETY LOCATED ON BARN PARK (CRANBURY NECK ROAD / BLOCK 21, LOT 4.11" (PDF).
^ "A CAPITAL ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CRANBURY AUTHORIZING THE RESTORATION OF THE UPDIKE PARSONAGE BARN (HOWARTH BARN) BY THE TOWNSHIP OF CRANBURY, IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $40,500 FROM CRANBURY TOWNSHIP'S CAPITAL SURPLUS TO COVER THE COST THEREOF" (PDF).