Ezra Barrett's house from 1817 still stands today and is called the "Upton - Chandler House".
Below is an unsourced article publish a number of years ago on the internet.
The Upton/Chandler House: A brief History
Built around 1817, this Federal style house was first occupied by Ezra Barrett from about 1817-1845. As one of the very first deacons of the Congregational Church in Warner, he lived there and ran a scythe-snath shop near the house until 1830. During the late 1840s, a Doctor Parsons Whidden lived there and entertained a summer guest, Mary Baker Eddy, in the year 1849. Later, storeowner Erastus Wilkins lived in the large house in 1858, as he operated his stores in Lower Warner and the center of town. In 1884, the house was bought from a Dr. Ames for $2030.00 by George Upton, the town’s tax collector in 1874, 1875, and 1878. In 1910, George Hubbard purchased the interest of his sister Mrs. Farrwell P. Merrick that once belonged to their grandmother, Mrs. Sally Hubbard. At a later time, Mr. Hubbard sold his share of the house to Fred C. Brockway. By 1927 the house was owned jointly by the heirs of George Upton (daughter Annie Upton Cogswell) and Mr. Brockway, who later sold it to Mrs. George Cushing and her son James. The most recent owner, John P.H. Chandler Jr., bought the building in 1949 and rented it to numerous tenants.
For years, the house was split down the middle: "tenants had common rights to use of the front-hall stairway, water in the barn, and a shed in the rear." The attached, two-story barn was torn down in the late 1990s, but the main house remains relatively unchanged since it was built.
In 1998, the Warner Historical Society expressed an interest in purchasing the then unoccupied building to be used for museum and exhibition space. The Chandler Family was contacted and in 2000, they gifted the house to the Society. The Historical Society is now in the process of rehabilitating the house, restoring and preserving the interior for exhibitions of Warner history.
In 1998, the Warner Historical Society expressed an interest in purchasing the then unoccupied building to be used for museum and exhibition space. The Chandler Family was contacted and in 2000, they gifted the house to the Society. The Historical Society is now in the process of rehabilitating the house, restoring and preserving the interior for exhibitions of Warner history.
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