New Sign Out Front

New Sign Out Front

Over 25 years ago the former director of Denville DPW found a discarded sign that he thought the Ayres/Knuth Farm Foundation could use. Clay Squire restored the deteriorated metal and installed plexiglass doors with magnetic boards inside for listing events. It was an...
New Picture Hanging System

New Picture Hanging System

Ayres/Knuth Farm Foundation has invested in a picture hanging system for the farmhouse…just in time for Art at the Farm & Pathways of History Tour of Historic Places in Morris County Saturday 4 October noon to 5pm. We will be able to change out our pictures...
New Entrance and Exit Signs

New Entrance and Exit Signs

New Entrance and Exit signs just put up by DPW eliminate confusion making the driveway safer. There is no digging or metal detectors allowed on the property per Historic Register Designations. Please click pictures below for enlarged...
Alarm System Update Needed

Alarm System Update Needed

As part of the Exterior Restoration of the Farmhouse Project smoke, fire, entry alarm system was installed. The Ayres/Knuth Farm Foundation raised funds to match grants for the Project. Several years later when the Farmhouse Interior Restoration Projects found the...
Tenant House Railing

Tenant House Railing

Ayres/Knuth Farm Foundation hired contractor installed railings on the tenant house stairs giving greater accessibility. Historically these railings would not have been on the tenant house circa 1885. Therefore, they are not made to look original. No grant funding was...
Farmhouse Railing Completion

Farmhouse Railing Completion

This week Ayres/Knuth Farm Foundation hired an historic preservation contractor to install a railing on the farmhouse stairs from the first to second levels allowing greater access and safety for events. Join us this fall for art and theater events. The first level of...