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Somerset County’s eekend through the ast Saturday, October 12, 2019 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 13, 2019 Noon - 4:00 p.m. An initiative of the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission in partnership with local history organizations, artists, and Somerset County Tourism. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Welcome . 2 Stay, Shop, Play… and WIN in Somerset County! . 3 Weekend Journey Dining . 4 History Trading Cards . 5 Participating Historic Sites North County Tour . 6 1 . Boudinot-Southard-Ross Estate, Basking Ridge . 7 2 . Brick Academy, Basking Ridge . 8 3 . Jacobus Vanderveer House, Bedminster . 9 4 . Kennedy-Martin-Stelle House, Basking Ridge . 10 5 . Kirch-Ford-Terrill House, Warren . 11 6 . Mount Bethel Baptist Meeting House, Warren . 12 7 . Pluckemin School House also known as The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster NEW! . 13 8 . Texier House Museum, Watchung . 14 9 . USGA Museum, Far Hills . 15 10 . Vermeule Mansion also known as Van Derventer Brunson House, North Plainfield . 16 11 . Washington Rock Park, Green Brook . 17 Central County Tour . 18 1 . Abraham Staats House, South Bound Brook . 19 2 . Andrew Ten Eyck House, Branchburg . 20 3 . Daniel Robert House, also known as Somerville Borough Hall, Somerville . 21 4 . General John Frelinghuysen House, also known as the Raritan Public Library, Raritan . 24 5 . Old Presbyterian Graveyard, Bound Brook . 25 6 . Phillip Van Horne House, Bridgewater . .. 26 7 . Presbyterian Church of Bound Brook, Bound Brook . 27 8 . Relief Hose Company No . 2 Engine House, Raritan . 28 9 . Somerville Exempt Fire Museum, Somerville . 29 10 . South Branch Schoolhouse, Branchburg . 30 11 . Van Veghten House, Bridgewater . 31 12 . Wallace House and Old Dutch Parsonage, Somerville . 32 South County Tour . 33 1 . Blawenburg Reformed Church, Blawenburg . 34 2 . Griggstown Bridgetender’s House, Franklin Township . 35 3 . Hageman House and Farm, Somerset . 36 4 . Harlingen Church Parsonage, Belle Mead NEW! . 37 5 . Harlingen Reformed Church, Belle Mead . 38 6 . Historic 1860 Schoolhouse, also known as Millstone Borough Hall, Millstone Borough . 39 7 . Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, Skillman . 40 Map . 22-23 Acknowledgements . 41 Alphabetical Index . 42-43 Somerset County Freeholders / C&H Commission & Staff . 44 Make a vibrant connection to history at Somerset County’s 14th annual Somerset County’s eekend through the ast Visit 30 participating County historic sites, all open to the public and free of charge. Participating sites are open on Saturday, October 12, 2019 from 10:00AM to 5:00PM and Sunday, October 13, 2019 from Noon to 4:00PM. Explore our quaint villages, rolling farmsteads, lively towns and unspoiled natural areas, North to South, and East to West. Learn about former Somerset County residents, some of whom were distinguished statesmen and national leaders. Witness what life was like 50… 100… or even 200 years ago, from daily work responsibilities and pleasant pastimes to the difficult hardships endured during the American Revolution. Discover our many and varied individual Revolutionary War histories—major contributions to the County’s designation as a Crossroads of the American Revolution State Heritage Area. What will you find when you step back in time? www.SCHistoryWeekend.com 2 Stay, Shop, Play… and WIN in Somerset County! Make a vibrant connection to Somerset County’s rich history— but don’t stop there! Visit the Somerset County Business Partnership Tourism website at www.visitsomersetnj.org to find great restaurants, shops, parks and more! Somerset County has everything you need to make your Weekend Journey special. Visit three (3) or more participating historic sites during Somerset County’s annual Weekend Journey through the Past and qualify to win one of several prizes! Go to www.SCHistoryWeekend.com and click the History Traveler Contest tab to learn more and access our survey. Submit your answers by Friday, October 25, 2019 to enter. Random winners will be selected and notified by email on Friday, November 8, 2019. Participants must be 18 years of age or older. 3 D JO EN U K R E N E E Y W DINING Somerset County restaurants serve up an appetizing array of authentic global cuisine in local settings. Experience five-star dining in a fine establishment, leisurely fare al fresco in one of our beautiful downtowns, a tasty dine-in theater or a quick mall bite at Bridgewater Commons. Enjoy nourishing farm-to-table cuisine that showcases homegrown produce and meats. Plan your Weekend Journey meals with Somerset County Tourism’s Restaurant Guide at https://visitsomersetnj.org/dine/. You’ll find something to suit any taste: Afghan Indian American Irish Bakery Italian BBQ Japanese Chinese Mediterranean Cuban Mexican Dessert Seafood European Spanish Filipino Steak French Thai Greek Vegetarian 4 Introducing Somerset County History Trading Cards! Somerset County is pleased to offer Weekend Journey visitors our second series of free commemorative history trading cards—a fun way for everyone to learn about the people and events that shaped life in Somerset County, the state of New Jersey, and the United States of America. Each card features a notable person, place, event, or theme taken from four centuries of Somerset County’s rich history and deals out unique facts, activities … and even a few mysteries to solve! Ask for trading cards when visiting the participating historic sites across the county—most sites offer at least one card. Somerset County’s eekend ast through the Collect, trade… and play! Visit www.SCHistoryWeekend.com and click Trading Cards to access more fun stuff. Somerset County’s eekend through the U.S. Census ast U.S. Census 5 NORTH COUNTY TOUR PEAPACK BERNARDSVILLE GLADSTONE FAR HILLS BEDMINSTER BERNARDS WATCHUNG WARREN NO. PLAINFIELD GREEN BROOK BRIDGEWATER RARITAN BOUND BROOK SOMERVILLE SO. BOUND BROOK. MANVILLE BRANCHBURG Scan the QR Code to access ourMILLSTONE interactive map! HILLSBOROUGH FRANKLIN MONTGOMERY ROCKY HILL BOUDINOT-SOUTHARD- ROSS ESTATE 135 North Maple Avenue Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 O Listed n The State And National Register of H ISTORIC PLACES This fifty-acre site, which borders the Basking Ridge Country Club and Lord Stirling Park, has three historic buildings: a house, a barn and an outbuilding. Elias Boudinot, President of the Continental Congress (1782- 1783) and Samuel Southard, a New Jersey Senator, Governor, and Secretary of War and Secretary of the Treasury for Presidents James Monroe and John Quincy Adams, resided on site. Members of the Ross family were the most recent residents. The property can be accessed from North Maple Avenue--the route George Washington and his troops traveled from Jockey Hollow into Basking Ridge. French General Rochambeau also followed this route on his march to Yorktown. Website: www.rossfarm.org Email: [email protected] Organization: County owned, overseen by the Somerset County Park Commission. Please visit the website for information on the Friends of the Boudinot-Southard-Ross Estate General Public Hours: Open for special events Parking: Parking available on premises ADA Accessibility: Email for current accessibility information 7 THE BRICK ACADEMY 15 W. Oak Street Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 O Listed n The State And National Register of H ISTORIC PLACES In 1764, the Rev. Dr. Samuel Kennedy, pastor of the Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, founded a classical school at his farmstead in Basking Ridge. The school prepared young men for college, with many going on to the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University). In 1809, the Rev. Dr. Robert Finley, Kennedy’s successor, built the Federal-style Brick Academy in the center of the village. Theodore Frelinghuysen, William L. Dayton and Samuel Southard were some of its prestigious alumni. Today, the Brick Academy serves as the headquarters of The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills. Year-round Features and Activities: • 1895 period schoolroom with pot belly stove, desks and all! • Permanent exhibit: “What Put Somerset Hills on the Map,” featuring people, places and events from the Somerset Hills towns of Bedminster, Bernardsville, Bernards Township (Basking Ridge), Far Hills, and Peapack-Gladstone • Rotating exhibits of historical interest • Gift shop Website: www.somersethillshistoricalsociety.org Contact: Sue Zibelli, Chair Organization: The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (908) 221-1770 General Public Hours: Evening speaker programs and by appointment only; Museum is open the first st Sunday of each month 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ADA Accessibility: Ground floor only; designated parking 8 JACOBUS VANDERVEER HOUSE 3055 River Road Bedminster, NJ 07921 (located in River Road Park) O Listed n The State And National Register of H ISTORIC PLACES The Jacobus Vanderveer House is the last surviving building associated with the Pluckemin Encampment of 1778-1779 and the Vanderveers, a family prominent in Bedminster history. General Henry Knox and his family lived in the house while he oversaw the Artillery School, considered to be the first installation in America to train officers in engineering and artillery. The house is owned by Bedminster Township. Year Round Features and Activities: • The interior contains massive exposed beams as well as Federal and Greek Revival woodwork and wide plank flooring • Original Barrel-Back cabinetry, fireplaces and exterior • Fully furnished with changing exhibitions throughout the year Website:
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