The Meadows Foundation of
Somerset County,
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1978. It oversaw the restoration of seven historic houses in
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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Houses
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Van Liew-Suydam House, 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.
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Van Wickle House
The Van Wickle House, also known as the Symen Van Wickle House, is a historical house located at 1289 Easton Avenue in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1722 by Symen Van Wic ...
, 1289 Easton Avenue. The house, also known as the Meadows, was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
on December 4, 1973.
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Tulipwood
Most commonly, tulipwood is the greenish yellowish wood yielded from the tulip tree, found on the Eastern side of North America and a similar species in some parts of China. In the United States, it is commonly known as tulip poplar or yellow pop ...
, 1165 Hamilton Street. The house was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
on September 9, 2005.
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Hageman Farm
The 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
The progenitors of the Hageman family were Catherine and Adrian Hegeman, who emigrat ...
, 209 South Middlebush Road.
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Wyckoff-Garretson House
The Wyckoff-Garretson House is a historic house located at 215 South Middlebush Road, Somerset, New Jersey, which was built in 1730 by Cornelius Wyckoff. It is a contributing property of the Six Mile Run Historic District, added to the National ...
, 215 South Middlebush Road.
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Franklin Inn
The Franklin Inn was built by Cornelius Van Liew in 1752. Located at 2371 Amwell Road ( Route 514), East Millstone, New Jersey. Originally it was the Van Liew farmhouse, it has also been known as Annie Van Liew's house and, after being remodeled ...
, 2371 Amwell Road. Historically known as the Van Liew Farmhouse.
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Blackwells Mills Canal House
The Blackwells Mills Canal House is located at Blackwells Mills Road and Canal Road in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, on the Delaware and Raritan Canal. Across the canal is Blackwells Mills, New Jersey.
History
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, Blackwells Mills Road & Canal Road. The Bridge Tender's house is a contributing property of the
Delaware and Raritan Canal
The Delaware and Raritan Canal (D&R Canal) is a canal in central New Jersey, built in the 1830s, that served to connect the Delaware River to the Raritan River. It was an efficient and reliable means of transportation of freight between Philadel ...
historic district, added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
on May 11, 1973.
File:Blackwells Mills Canal House.JPG, Blackwells Mills Canal House
Image:Wyckoff-Garretson House 01.jpg, Wyckoff-Garretson House
File:Hageman Farm House.JPG, Hageman Farm House
Image:VanLiew-Suydam 01.jpg, Van Liew-Suydam House
Image:Van Wickle House in Somerset NJ.JPG, Van Wickle House
File:Franklin Inn, East Millstone, NJ.jpg, Franklin Inn
File:Meadows Foundation Tulipwood 2.JPG, Tulipwood
See also
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Monmouth County Historical Association The 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 relate ...
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New Bridge Landing
New 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 strategic bridge crossing the Hackensack River, where Ge ...
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Road Up Raritan Historic District
The Road Up Raritan Historic District is a historic district (United States), historic district located along River Road in the township of Piscataway, New Jersey, Piscataway in Middlesex County, New Jersey. With It is north of Raritan Landin ...
External links
Official WebsiteMeadows Foundation leases
Houses in Somerset County, New Jersey
Organizations established in 1978
1978 establishments in New Jersey
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