Building back the barn: Effort under way to restore historic Hampstead structure lost to fire

By: Jamie L. Costa

Outlets: Eagle-Tribune

Published: March 14, 2026

Words: 1,073

Last Updated: 6 days, 17 hours ago

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HAMPSTEAD, N.H. — The smell of charred timber lingers in the air outside the blackened frame of a historic barn on Main Street nearly a week after the structure caught fire.

Crushed glass crackles and wet insulation sloshes underfoot as melted children’s toys and scorched antiques spill from the barn doors, remnants of the blaze that tore through one of the town’s oldest properties.

The historic barn, …

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