East Jersey Olde Towne Village

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East Jersey Old Town Village
East Jersey Olde Towne Village, courtyard view of three buildings.jpg
Courtyard view of the Indian Queen Tavern, the New Brunswick Barracks, and the Runyon House
East Jersey Olde Towne Village is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey
East Jersey Olde Towne Village
Location within Middlesex County, New Jersey
Location1050 River Road
Piscataway, New Jersey
Coordinates40°30′50″N 74°28′36″W / 40.51389°N 74.47667°W / 40.51389; -74.47667

East Jersey Old Town Village (also spelled East Jersey Olde Towne Village) is an open-air museum located in Johnson Park in Piscataway, New Jersey. The Village is a collection of Raritan Valley area historic buildings and includes original, reconstructed, and replicated 18th and 19th century vernacular architecture typical of farm and merchant communities of Central Jersey.[1] It is home to a permanent exhibition about Raritan Landing, an 18th-century inland port once located just downstream on the river.[2] Since 1989, the Middlesex County Office of Arts and History has had responsibility for the village.[1]

  • Village entrance sign in 2014

  • Courtyard view of the Smalleytown Schoolhouse and the Six Mile Run House

Buildings and original location[]

Name Image Date Original location Notes
Church of the Three Mile Run Church of the Three Mile Run, north view, EJOTV.jpg 1703 New Brunswick A 1970s replica of a no longer extant 1703 Dutch Reformed church. The "footprint" of the original building can be seen in the still existing cemetery (along with many early grave markers) in New Brunswick on Route 27 at Hampton Road.[3][4][5]
Jeremiah Dunn House Jeremiah Dunn House, east view, EJOTV.jpg c. 1750 Piscataway[6] Reconstruction
Pound House Fitzrandolph House, east view, EJOTV.jpg 1743 Piscataway[7][8] Also known as the Fitzrandolph House.
Indian Queen Tavern Indian Queen Tavern, north view, EJOTV.jpg ca 1729 New Brunswick[9][10]
New Brunswick Barracks New Brunswick Barracks, west view, EJOTV.jpg 1758 New Brunswick A 1970s replica of a portion of a 1758 military barracks located on George St in New Brunswick and destroyed by fire in 1796.[11]
Runyon House Runyon House, at EJOTV.jpg ca 1755 Piscataway[12][13]
Six Mile Run House SIX MILE RUN HOUSE IN EAST NEW JERSEY OLDE TOWNE VILLAGE.jpg ca 1760 South Brunswick[14]
Smalleytown Schoolhouse Smalleytown Schoolhouse, west view, EJOTV.jpg 1803 Warren Township
Elias Vanderveer House Vanderveer House, west view, EJOTV.jpg c. 1745 Pluckemin Reconstruction.[15]
Farley Blacksmith Shop Farley Blacksmith Shop, south view, EJOTV.jpg c. 1850 New Brunswick[16]
Williamson Wheelwright Shop Williamson Wheelwright Shop, south view, EJOTV.jpg 18th century North Brunswick[17]
Runyon Wagon House ca mid-19th century Piscataway

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "East Jersey Old Town Village". Middlesex County,NJ.
  2. ^ "Raritan Landing". Middlesex County. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Church of the Three Mile Run". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  4. ^ "First Reformed Church of New Brunswick". First Reformed Church of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  5. ^ "First Reformed Church". New Jersey Churchscape. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  6. ^ "Jeremiah Dunn House". Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  7. ^ "Pound House". Middlesex County, NJ.
  8. ^ Dudley, William L. (March 29, 1929). "Friendly Families: The Fitz-Randolphs". The Story of the Friends in Plainfield Including A History of Early Quaker Families. Retrieved 2011-07-17. Nathaniel Fitz Randolph was the oldest son of the largest and most influential family in this part of the colony before the Revolution. The founder of these distinguished people in America was Edward Fitz Randolph, of England, who came to America in 1630. Nathaniel, eldest of ten children, was born at Barnstable, Mass., in 1642. He and his immediate descendants were the only members of this prominent family belonging to the Friends. It is thought Nathaniel joined the Society at his marriage in 1662. After removal to the neighborhood of Woodbridge, N.J., Nathaniel filled all the local and county offices. In 1704 his house was opened for weekly meetings of the Friends. He died in 1713.
  9. ^ "Indian Queen Tavern". Middlesex County, NJ.
  10. ^ "Indian Queen Tavern" (PDF). Raritan Millstone Heritage Alliance.
  11. ^ "New Brunswick Barracks". Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  12. ^ "Runyon House". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  13. ^ "Runyon House". Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  14. ^ "Six Mile Run House". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  15. ^ "The Vanderveer House". Middlesex County, NJ.
  16. ^ "Farley Blacksmith Shop". Middlesex County, NJ.
  17. ^ "Williamson Wheelwright Shop". Middlesex County, NJ.

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