Pull the Barn BACK: A Free Community Event
Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 1 pm
On the Grounds of Historic Northampton, 46 Bridge Street, Northampton, MA 01060
Rain date: Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 1 pm
.A new foundation has been installed and it is time to return the 1805 barn back onto its footprint.

Timber framer Alicia Spence will direct volunteers to slowly and carefully slide the barn back along a specially made track.

Register ahead to volunteer to pull the barn back or sign up at the event.
All are welcome to watch and cheer on the volunteers. (No registration needed for watching and cheering.)
Aerial view of the Barn Pull, November 2022
Photograph by Max Lauff
On November 5, 2022, groups of volunteers slowly and carefully pulled the 1805 barn 35 feet along
a specially made track.  A foundation was built on its footprint to secure the barn long-term.
Photographs by William Holloway and museum staff. 
Support the barn restoration project by purchasing a wooden peg
​that will be used in its restoration and reconstruction.
I "Heart" the Barn T-shirts will be for sale at the event.
Ash Grey | Adult Sizes | Classic or Fitted Sizes
​$20 each
The restoration is funded by
City of Northampton Community Preservation Act Funds  ~  Mass Cultural Council
The William G. Pomeroy Family Foundation: For History, For Life ~ The Beveridge Family Foundation
and many generous supporters.