The Swedish Granary
Moved from Lower Hopewell Township
to its present location behind the Gibbon House
Greenwich, NJ

The Granary was built in 1650 and was moved from Lower Hopewell Township to its present location behind the Gibbon House. Authenticated to be of Swedish construction, it is believed to be the sole surviving example of a farm building erected by the earliest European settlers in the region.

The Granary is a two part structure built of cedar logs which have been notched and crossed at the corners. A log partition divides the building into two areas. There is a floored hay loft above one section which may have also been used as summer sleeping quarters. The grain was stored beneath the loft, and farm animals were sheltered in the remaining ground level space.