The Van Liew-Suydam House is located at 280 South Middlebush Road 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...

, 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...

. 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.

See also

• Meadows Foundation
  Meadows Foundation
  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.-Houses:* Van Liew-Suydam...
  
  

If the Van Liew-Suydam house was truly constructed in the late 1700s, it was probably constructed by the grandfather of Peter Van Liew, Cornelius Van Liew. Cornelius was the grandson of Frederick Van Lewe, the first Van Lewe to come to New Jersey from Long Island. Cornelius Van Liew was born on August 27, 1752 and died January 26, 1798. His son, Simon, was born August 29, 1782 and died August 27, 1824. Peter Van Liew, the eventual owner of the Van Liew-Sydam House, was the son of Simon and lived from May 19, 1823 to August 25, 1826.