Barclay Farmhouse (1816) - Cherry Hill, NJ
N 39° 54.304 W 074° 59.889
18S E 500158 N 4417220
Built in 1816 by a Quaker farmer, Joseph Thorn, the farmhouse and surrounding 32-acre property offers visitors an opportunity to observe and participate in the agrarian lifestyle that once dominated the South Jersey landscape.
Waymark Code: WM48PP
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2008
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This is a wonderful place to bring the family. It features a beautiful space reserved for community gardening called "Plant-A-Patch", located in front of the Farmstead. In addition to this, there is a very scenic nature trail, a playground and an impressive interpretive trail leading right up to the farmhouse.
Built in 1816 by a Quaker farmer, Joseph Thorn, the farmhouse and surrounding 32-acre property offers visitors an opportunity to observe and participate in the agrarian lifestyle that once dominated the South Jersey landscape. Now listed on the National & New Jersey Registers of Historic Places, the Barclay Farmstead is owned and operated by Cherry Hill Township.
In 1826, Joseph W. Cooper, a sixth-generation descendant of the founder of Camden and the owner of Camden’s Cooper Ferry, acquired the 168-acre property as a retreat to escape the city’s hot summer days. Eventually, “Chestnut Grove Farm,” as it came to be known, was passed along to Joseph Cooper’s great-granddaughter, Helen Champion Barclay, who sold more than 100 acres of the property to developer Bob Scarborough in the 1950s, resulting in the surrounding Barclay Farm development. Helen Barclay sold the remaining 32 acres of the Farmstead property to the Township of Cherry Hill in 1974, where it has since been maintained as a park and history museum.
The Farmstead is closed on Mondays, Saturdays and all Township–observed holidays. They recommend calling before your visit. (856) 795-6225 or contact: info@barclayfarmstead.org
Tuesday through Friday Noon to 4 PM
First Sunday of each month 1 PM to 4 PM