Meadows Foundation
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The Meadows Foundation of Somerset County
, New Jersey
is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1978. It oversaw the restoration of seven historic houses in Somerset
. The homes are on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places
.
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 2010, the population was 323,444. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1978. It oversaw the restoration of seven historic houses in Somerset
Somerset, New Jersey
Somerset is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located at the easternmost section within Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey. At the 2000 United States Census, the CDP population was 23,040...
. The homes are on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
Houses
- Van Liew-Suydam HouseVan Liew-Suydam HouseThe Van Liew-Suydam House is located at 280 South Middlebush Road in Somerset, New Jersey. It was built in the 18th century by Peter Van Liew. Joseph Suydam later built the part of the house that is visible today. The newest and largest portion of the house was built in 1875...
, 280 South Middlebush Road. It was built in the 18th century by Peter Van Liew. Joseph Suydam later built the part of the house that is visible today. The newest and largest portion of the house was built in 1875. Although the most recent long term owner of the house was named French, the house has been named after its two initial owners. - Van Wickle HouseVan Wickle HouseThe Van Wickle House is a historical house located at 1289 Easton Avenue in Somerset, New Jersey. It was built in 1722 by Symen Van Wickle aka Symen Van Wicklin.-Evert Van Wickle:...
, 1289 Easton Avenue - Tulipwood (home)Tulipwood (home)Tulipwood is an historic home at 1165 Hamilton Street in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, New Jersey.-Williams family:The property has been owned by the family of Mary Maclay Pentz Williams since 1877. An 8-1/4 acre portion of the original tract, was granted to Stephen Guion Williams by...
, 1165 Hamilton Street - Hageman FarmHageman FarmThe Hageman Farm is a historic house located at 209 South Middlebush Road in Somerset, New Jersey. It is a registered historic place of New Jersey.-Hageman family:...
, 209 South Middlebush Road - Wyckoff-Garretson HouseWyckoff-Garretson HouseThe Wyckoff-Garretson House was built in 1730 by Cornelius Wyckoff.-Cornelius Wyckoff:Cornelius Wyckoff was the son of Pieter Claesen Wyckoff. Cornelius wanted to buy farmland, so he moved to Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey in 1701. With seven other prosperous Dutch farmers, they...
, 215 South Middlebush Road - Franklin InnFranklin InnThe Franklin Inn was built by Cornelius Van Liew in 1752. Located at 2371 Amwell Road , East Millstone, NJ. Originally the Van Liew farmhouse, it has also been known as Annie Van Liew's House and, after being remodeled into a tavern and inn, the Franklin House Hotel...
, 2371 Amwell Road - Blackwells Mills Canal HouseBlackwells Mills Canal HouseThe Blackwells Mills Canal House is located at Blackwells Mills Road & Canal Road in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA, on the Delaware and Raritan Canal. Across the canal is Blackwells Mills, New Jersey.-History:...
, Blackwells Mills Road & Canal Road. It was built around 1835 at the same time as the canal, to house the bridge tender. The bridge tender would open the swing bridge when canal boats came through, then close it to allow traffic to cross over the canal.
See also
- Monmouth County Historical AssociationMonmouth County Historical AssociationThe Monmouth County Historical Association was established in 1898 by a group of county residents headed by professional educator Caroline Gallup Reed. They soon incorporated in order “to discover, procure, preserve and perpetuate whatever relates to the history of Monmouth County.” In 1931, the...
- New Bridge LandingNew Bridge LandingNew Bridge was a prosperous mill hamlet, centered upon a bridge strategically placed at the narrows of the Hackensack River. In the American Revolution New Bridge Landing was the site of a pivotal bridge crossing the Hackensack River, where General George Washington led his troops in retreat from...
- Road Up Raritan Historic DistrictRoad Up Raritan Historic DistrictThe Road Up Raritan Historic District is located in Piscataway, New Jersey, nearby the site of Raritan Landing, a important inland port on the Raritan River during the 18th and 19th centuries. The name is taken from an earlier colonial era name for what was once a Lenape path, Assunpink Trail that...