Case-Barlow Farms

Case-Barlow Farm, Inc., located in Hudson, Ohio, is a nonprofit corporation that was initiated with the purchase of the homestead previously owned by Donald and Helen Barlow in November of 1996. It received its 501(c)(3) status in that same year. The original goal of the organization was to rescue the farm and surrounding historic buildings from demolition by a housing developer. In addition, the founders' intent was securing the property for the future as an education and cultural center. Because of the melding of restoration and community use, this Farm has become a model for adaptive reuse.

Today the Farm consists of a Farmhouse, Bank Barn, Carriage House, and miscellaneous outbuildings situated on acres and surrounded by a 60-acre city-owned park called Barlow Farm Park. The Farm is listed on the Ohio Historical Inventory, has received recognition by the Hudson Historical Society and is designated as an official Underground Railroad site by the Friends of Freedom Society.

Case-Barlow Farm, Inc. is an independent nonprofit corporation formed to restore the Case-Barlow homestead and to foster for future generations an appreciation for the spirit and heritage of its builders.

Case-Barlow Farm will be a regional model of historic preservation and adaptive reuse. We will engage the community in an authentic interactive experience, offering a perspective of events, issues, and people of the Western Reserve from the past to the present. Case-Barlow Farm will:
• connect people with history, arts, and culture
• complement and enhance the educational and cultural offerings of the community and region
• captivate the learning mind