Naragon Barn

DNR shocks community by demolishing barn over weekend

Jeff Parrott

The nonprofit Friends of Potato Creek State Park had pleaded with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to delay their plans to demolish the historic barn. But the state agency refused to discuss the matter with them or the news media.

A sign opposing the Indiana Department of Natural Resources' plan to demolish the historic Naragon Barn at Potato Creek State Park, in front of Over the Top Bakery & Cafe in North Liberty. The barn belonged to Raymond Naragon in the early 1970s when the state acquired the land for the park. His granddaughters, Annette Martin and Vivian Bolen, own the bakery.

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Demolition opponents plan rally to save historic Potato Creek barn

Jeff Parrott

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has said the law doesn't protect the historic Naragon Barn but the agency won't discuss the matter publicly or say when they plan to take it down.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources plans to demolish the Naragon Barn, pictured on the left, because they say it's too close to the $100 million inn and conference center they're building on Worster Lake at Potato Creek State Park.

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Efforts to save historic Potato Creek barn gaining momentum

Jeff Parrott

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has not announced their timeline for demolishing the historic Naragon Barn, which they now say stands too close to the $100 million inn and conference center under construction at Potato Creek State Park. The DNR initially told the community the barn would remain standing as part of the project.