Highland Lakes in Sussex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
High Breeze Farm
Photographed by Clifton Patrick, March 22, 2015
1. High Breeze Farm Marker
This property is listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places.
High Breeze was the last farm on Wawayanda Mountain. The main house dates back to 1828. From 1860 to 1986, the 160 acre farm was home to four generations of the Barrett family. The farm never had plumbing, central heat, or telephone service, and until 1986 Luther J. Barrett operated High Breeze almost as a time capsule of 19th century farming. The State of New Jersey purchased the property in 1981 and added it to Wawayanda State Park.
Erected by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.
Location. 41° 13.085′ N, 74° 25.09′ W. Marker is in Highland Lakes, New Jersey, in Sussex County. It is on Barrett Road 0.8 miles east of Route 94 (New Jersey Route 94), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 195 Barrett Rd, Highland Lakes NJ 07422, United States
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Regionally, this marker is in North Jersey and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Orange County (approx. one mile away in New York); New Milford (approx. 1.4 miles away in New York); Price's Switch Schoolhouse (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Continental Army (approx. 2 miles away in New York); Hathorn House (approx. 3.1 miles away in New York); Morehouse 1767 (approx. 3.2 miles away in New York); St. Thomas Episcopal Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Denton-Wallace House (approx. 3.7 miles away).
Also see . . .
1. High Breeze Farm. Vernon Historical Society website entry (Submitted on March 24, 2015, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States.)
2. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, 1989.
Photographed by Clifton Patrick, March 22, 2015
2. High Breeze Farmhouse.
High Breeze Farm accurately and effectively represents an Intact northeastern New Jersey farm of the 19th and early 20th centuries. In continuous agricultural use from c.1808 to the present day. Its buildings, structures, features and surrounding fields received no major alterations after c.1910, primarily because they were never adapted to mechanized 20th century commercial agriculture, as were other surviving farms In the region. Because this 19th-century farmstead exists In a rare state of preservation, it stands singularly as a model of agricultural life and practices of the region from c.1810-1935.(Submitted on August 11, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2015, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. This page has been viewed 910 times since then and 58 times this year. Last updated on March 24, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2015, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
