Thompson Park is a public park located at 805 Newman Springs Road in the
Lincroft section of
Middletown Township, New Jersey
Middletown Township is a Township (New Jersey), township in northern Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township was List of municipalities in New Jersey, the ...
. The park is operated by the
Monmouth County Park System
The Monmouth County Park System is an agency that maintains over 40 parks and recreational areas, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Established in 1960, the Park System takes up 5.9% of Monmouth County's to ...
. In 1968, at the bequest of
Geraldine Morgan Thompson
Geraldine Livingston Morgan Thompson (1872–1967) was an American social reform pioneer who became known as the "First Lady of New Jersey" due to her philanthropic and social service activities in New Jersey. In 1912, she founded the Monmouth Coun ...
, of the
Brookdale Farm were donated to the county to create the park. The
Brookdale Farm Historic District, located in the park, was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2020. The visitor center is a reconstruction of the Thompson Mansion, which was destroyed by a fire in 2006. The original mansion had been remodeled and expanded by the architectural firm of
Carrère and Hastings
Carrère and Hastings, the firm of John Merven Carrère ( ; November 9, 1858 – March 1, 1911) and Thomas Hastings (architect), Thomas Hastings (March 11, 1860 – October 22, 1929), was an American list of architecture firms, architecture firm ...
in 1896.
[ With accompanying 102 photos.]
File:Thompson Park entrance, Lincroft, NJ.jpg, Thompson Park entrance
File:Gazebo and vista, Thompson Park, Lincroft, NJ.jpg, Park landscape
See also
*There is another
Thompson Park that is nearby, located in
Monroe Township in
Middlesex County,
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
References
External links
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Middletown Township, New Jersey
County parks in New Jersey
Monmouth County Park System
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