Saturday, October 14, 2017 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 15, 2017 Noon - 4:00 p.m.

An initiative of the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission in partnership with local history organizations, artists & tourism industry.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Drawing & Details of Contest 1 Detective Mystery Activity 2 Participating Historic Sites: 1. Blawenburg Reformed Church, Blawenburg (Montgomery) (S) 3 2. Boudinot-Southard-Ross Estate, Basking Ridge(N) 4 3. The , Basking Ridge (N) 5 4. The / Historic Brook Theater, Bound Brook (C) 6 5. Codington Farmstead, Warren Twp. (N) 7 6. Gen. J. Frelinghuysen House / Raritan Public Library, Raritan (C) 8 7. Amy Garret House, Rocky Hill (S) 9 8. Griggstown Bridgetender’s House, Princeton, NJ (S) 10 9. Griggstown Schoolhouse, Franklin Township/Princeton (S) 11 10. Historic 1860 Schoolhouse / Millstone Borough Hall, Millstone (S) 12 11. Kirch Ford Terrill House, Warren Township (N) 13 12. Mount Bethel Meeting House, Warren Township (N) 14 13. Old Millstone Forge Blacksmith Shop & Museum, Millstone (S) 15 14. Old Presbyterian Graveyard, Bound Brook 16 15. The Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook (C ) 17 16. Relief Hose Company No. 2 Engine House, Raritan (C) 18 17. Daniel Robert Mansion / Somerville Borough Hall, Somerville (C) 19 18. Somerville Exempt Fire Museum, Somerville (C) 20 19. South Branch Schoolhouse, Branchburg (C) 21 20. Abraham Staats House, South Bound Brook (C ) 22 21. Andrew Ten Eyck House, Branchburg (C ) 23 22. Texier House Museum, Watchung (N) 24 23. USGA Golf Museum, Far Hills (N) 25 24. Philip , Bridgewater (C) 26 25. Van Liew-Suydam House, Franklin Township (S) 27 26. , Bridgewater (C) 28 27. Dr. John Vermeule House, Green Brook (C) 29 28. Wallace House State Historic Site, Somerville ( C ) 30 29. Washington Rock Park, Green Brook (N) 31 Map / Insert More Centrally Located Restaurant Resources 32 Acknowledgements 33-34 Notes 35 Programs & Services of the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Committee 36 Win a $25 Gasoline “Gift” Card

Adults who visit four (4) or more participating historic sites during this weekend’s event will be designated “History Travelers” and will qualify for a free drawing to win a $25 pre-paid gasoline “gift” card. This drawing provides an added incentive for visitors to take their time and meander pleasurably through Somerset County’s scenic countryside, stopping along the way at any one of our many fine local restaurants for a brief respite before continuing on to complete the Northern, Central, or Southern tours.

Once you have visited at least 4 participating sites and returned home, log onto this event’s official website www.SCHistoryWeekend.com and select “History Traveler.” Fill out your contact information, respond to a few simple questions about your experience, and select “Submit.” Don’t have a computer??? Local libraries provide convenient access to all. The winning History Travelers will be notified after the drawing and your $25 prepaid gasoline “gift” card will be mailed to you.

Why not plan to stay overnight at one of Somerset County’s many fine hotels providing a well-deserved break for yourself after a long, and perhaps, stressful workweek. Treat yourself, along with someone special in your life, or your whole family, to an enjoyable, relaxing weekend getaway. Explore local restaurants or hotel listings, conveniently accessible through Somerset County Business Partnership’s Tourism visitor’s center website: www.visitsomersetnj.org. Click on “Stay,” “Play,” or “Eat” for location and contact information.

Enjoy a pleasurable and safe journey . . . and Good Luck!

1 What in the World is That? An Educational & Fun Detective Investigation Activity for Kids, Adults & the Entire Family

29 Mysteries to Solve! Description: One unique item from the past will be featured, displayed and identified, along with its description, at each of the 29 participating historic sites during this year’s Weekend Journey Through the Past. As a rookie detective enlisted to investigate, you are assigned to reveal the true identity and function of each mystery item.

Your Task, Investigative Travels & Research: In advance, download an Official Investigative Task Booklet from the event website www.SCHistoryWeekend.com. Next to the name and town of each participating historic site you’ll find a small photo of a mystery item you are assigned to identify. After examining the photo carefully, write down what you believe the item is in your booklet. Once you do that for all pictured items, take your “Task Booklet,” along with a pencil, and go to as many participating historic sites as you can on Saturday, Oct 14 and/or Sunday, Oct. 15, searching the premises to locate the mystery item. Look for the round sticker picturing the detective silhouette above. Once you find it, read the posted information describing it to see if your powers of deduction were correct.

You can also view each site’s mystery item from your smart phone prior to visiting each site by accessing the mystery photos from this event’s website( above). Though you won’t have a booklet to record your guesses, it will still be fun for you and your friends/family to guess what the item is in advance before you discover its true identity, or confirm that you guessed it correctly.

Enjoy your quest!

2 BLAWENBURG 1 REFORMED CHURCH 424 Route 518 (Georgetown Franklin Turnpike) Blawenburg, NJ 08504 (For GPS access, use Skillman, NJ 08558)

Blawenburg Reformed Church has been in continuous operation since 1832. The classically designed building is a typical Federal/Georgian-style meeting house. Along with the Village of Blawenburg and an adjacent school building that is now used as a preschool, the church is on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Among its interesting features are original pews with numbered doors, original organ pipes, and a cupola that houses a bell that has been running since 1860. Over its long history, the church’s mission of community service has remained constant.

Weekend Journey activities: • Sanctuary and church grounds will be open for public visitation. Church members will provide information and answer questions at locations in the church. • On Sunday at 2:00 pm, organist Kathleen S. Connolly will present a recital, which will include a stirring rendition of “The Battle of Trenton” by James Hewitt. This work is a 15-minute in-depth description of the historic battle! Other music selections will be included, as well, reflective of the long history of the church.

Website: www.blawenburgchurch.org E-mail: [email protected] Phone/Contact: (609) 466-1832 / Karen Larsen, Church Administrator Organization: Blawenburg Reformed Church ADA Accessibility: Ramp to first floor church sanctuary; restrooms accessible by elevator in separate building Listed on the State & National Registers of Historic Places: Yes

3 BOUDINOT-SOUTHARD- 2 ROSS ESTATE 135 North Maple Avenue Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

This fifty-acre site, which borders the Basking Ridge Country Club and Lord Stirling Park, has three historic buildings: a house, a barn and outbuilding--typical examples of regional types. Elias Boudinot, President of the Continental Congress (1782- 1783) and Samuel Southard, a NJ Senator, Governor of NJ, Secretary of War and Secretary of the Treasury for Presidents James Monroe and John Quincy Adams resided on site. The Ross family were the most recent residents. The property is located very close to “Coffee House corner” which was the center of the historic 18th-19th century hamlet of Madisonville. Property is accessed easily from North Maple Avenue, which was on the route for George Washington and his troops traveling from Jockey Hollow into Basking Ridge. Gen. Rochambeau also followed this route on his march to Yorktown. Weekend Journey activities: • Historic House open for public view • Actors portraying historical figures • A theatrical performance celebrating the life of Elias Boudinot. • Artists of all ages & experience; come create work on site do Plein Air painting! • Fly a kite above the verdant rolling hills, and so much more! • Food and Beverages available! Website: www.rossfarm.org E-mail: [email protected] Phone/Contact: None available (see website) Organization: County owned/overseen by Somerset County Park Commission. Gen. Public Hours: Not generally open, except for special events ADA Accessibility: Call for current accessibility information Additional Information: Plenty of parking available on premises Listed on the State & National Registers of Historic Places: Yes

4 THE BRICK ACADEMY 3 15 West Oak Street Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

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 ). In 1809, the Rev. Dr. Robert Finley, Kennedy’s successor, built the Federal-style Brick Academy in the center of the village. The Brick Academy continued as a private academy for nearly 50 years. , 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 .

Year-round Features/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

Weekend Journey Activities: • Bernards Township History Exhibit • Early schoolhouse activities for children

Website: www.THSSH.org E-mail: [email protected] Phone/Contact: (908) 221-1770 (site) / Sue Zibelli, Chair Organization: The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills Gen. Public Hours: Evening speaker programs & by appt only Museum: 1st Sunday of each month 2-4 p.m. Gift Shop: Yes ADA Accessibility: Ground floor only; designated parking Listed on State & National Registers of Historic Places: Yes

5 THE BROOK ARTS CENTER / 4 HISTORIC BROOK THEATER 10 Hamilton Street Bound Brook, NJ 08805

A classic vaudeville theater, the historic Brook Theater was opened in 1927 and presented a wide variety of live stage acts and talking picture shows. Two years later it was leased by the Metropolitan Fox Movie Corporation and became a first-run movie house. In 1999 and 2007 hurricanes inundated the theater causing unspeakable damage. In 2001 the Somerset County Cultural Arts Center Inc. purchased the theater as a cultural, educational, and entertainment venue and arts incubator. Through a generous Somerset County Historic Preservation Grant, a reproduction of the theater’s marquee was installed in 2011, and in 2017, interior historic plasterwork was restored and repainted.

COME SEE WHAT THE BROOK LOOKS LIKE NOW!

Year-round Activities: • Entertainment performances including concerts, operas, silent movies, plays, theater camps, historic presentations, recitals.

Weekend Journey Activities: • Tours of the historic theater and organ serenades • Silent film shorts at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday

Website: www.brookarts.org E-mail: [email protected] Phone/Contact: (732) 469-7700 Organization: Somerset County Cultural Arts Center Gen. Public Hours: Theater is open when entertainment is scheduled. ADA Accessibility: Yes Listed on the State & National Registers of Historic Places: Yes

6 CODINGTON FARMSTEAD 5 15 Mt. Horeb Road Warren, NJ 07059

The Codington Farmstead, encompassing 55 acres with farmhouse dating back to 1742, was built by Issac Codington in Mount Horeb (now Warren Township.) The house is the oldest structure in NJ owned and operated continuously by the same family (Codingtons) from 1742 to 2003, when Lora Codington, known locally as the Somerset County “Peach Lady” (last in her family line) passed away. Identified as one of the original Warren families when Warren Township was established (1806), the Codingtons also founded the Mt. Horeb ME Church (1820), and rebuilt it after it burned down in 1866; they fought in all of America’s wars (French and Indian War through WWII and Desert Storm). The last Codington resident provided several million dollars to three Methodist churches in 2003. Expanded in 1780, 1820 and 1870, the house is now owned by Warren Twp. with furnishings and decorative arts spanning the 18th c. to 2003, with a rich family history on exhibit. Friends of the Codington Farmstead restored the house & farmstead.

Year-round Features/Activities: • Docent-led tours of the home and farm • Quilting exhibitions • Independent & guide-trail hiking; multiple hiking trails available every day, dawn-dusk, some guide-led

Weekend Journey Activities: • Interpreted tours & description of farm activities • Photos of Codington family, house, farm and church from 1870

Website: None currently E-mail: [email protected] Phone/Contact: (732) 598-3922 / Rory Britt Organization: Friends of the Codington Farmstead / Warren Township Historic Sites Committee Gen. Public Hours: Open year-round: 1st Sun, monthly 1- 4 p.m. ADA Accessibility: Not currently Listed on State & National Registers of Historic Places: No 7 GENERAL JOHN 6 FRELINGHUYSEN HOUSE/ RARITAN PUBLIC LIBRARY 54 E. Somerset Street Raritan, NJ 08869

The General John Frelinghuysen House, a fine example of Georgian residential architecture with extensive Federal and Greek Revival modifications, was the home of the Frelinghuysen family from 1775 to 1922. In 1970, Congressman Peter Frelinghuysen regained possession of the house and donated it to the Borough of Raritan, which now serves as the Raritan Public Library. The house retains some of the original c. 1801 finishes, woodwork and door hardware, as well as an early brick smokehouse in the attic. In the Library’s new Community Room and in the John Basilone Room on the second floor, you will find paintings, military photos, the ship model USS Basilone, and other memorabilia honoring former Raritan resident Marine Gunnery Sergeant Basilone who served and died while serving with the 1st Battalion, 27th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division in WWII (invasion of Iwo Jima 2/1945). He received the Purple Heart, the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary heroism and gallantry. The Library now offers a computer kiosk for public use showcasing numerous articles, profiles, old newspapers and historical photos on local history. Year-round and Weekend Journey Features/Activities: • Local history & genealogy • Display of excavated artifacts and antique items • Sunday (10/15) from 12:00pm to 4:00pm Harpsichord and vocal music by Erik Lichack and Eliza Vincz of Early American Music and Arts Website: www.raritanlibrary.org E-mail: [email protected] Phone/Contact: (908) 725-0413 / Mary J. Paese, Library Director Organization: Raritan Public Library Gen. Public Hours: Mon.- Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Note: Closed on Sat. in July and August ADA Accessibility: First floor only; back entrance handicapped- accessible ramp, and parking space Listed on the State & National Registers of Historic Places: Yes

8 AMY GARRETT HOUSE 7 62 Washington Street Rocky Hill, NJ 08553

Locally known as the Amy Garrett House for its last private owner, the building consists of three sections, a low Dutch-framed east wing, a larger English-framed west wing, and a mid-20th century rear addition. The house, constructed in the vernacular Federal and Greek revival styles, is believed to have been built by Benjamin Hatwick circa 1835. It is one of the earliest surviving buildings in Rocky Hill and still contains many of the original exterior and interior features. The house was purchased by Rocky Hill Community Group (RHCG) in 1965. Funding for the exterior restoration has been made possible in part by the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust administered by the New Jersey Historic Trust/State of New Jersey, and in part by the Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Commission.

Weekend Journey Activities: • Slide show of Historic Rocky Hill photographs • Guided talking tour of Rocky Hill (National Historic Site) • Display of Rocky Hill archives • Tour of Dr. Reeves office

Website: sites.google.com/site/RHCG08553 E-mail: [email protected] Phone/Contact: (609) 200-1835 / Walt Bradhering Organization: Rocky Hill Community Group Gen. Public Hours: By appointment only ADA Accessibility: Yes Listed on the State & National Registers of Historic Places: Yes, on July 8, 1982 as a key building in the Rocky Hill Historic District,

9 GRIGGSTOWN 8 BRIDGETENDER’S HOUSE 2 Griggstown Causeway (Franklin Township) Princeton, NJ 08540

The historic two-story, four-room Griggstown Bridgetender’s House was built in 1834 as a residence for the Bridgetender’s family. The Griggstown Bridgetender’s House was one of 67 built by the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company in 1834 upon completion of the Canal. Today only 17 remain and a few are occasionally open to the public. It was the responsibility of the Bridgetender to open the A frame swing bridge to allow canal boats to pass when the Delaware & Raritan Canal was in operation. The boats carried coal, lumber, and many other products from Bordentown on the Delaware River to New Brunswick on the Raritan River. The house was restored in 2010 to function downstairs as the Visitor Center for the Millstone Valley National Scenic Byway, and upstairs as the headquarters of the Millstone Valley Preservation Coalition. Hugh Blaney was the first Bridgetender, and the family kitchen is now a museum interpreted between 1840-1860. The other first floor room is used for distribution of literature about recreation - esp. hiking, biking, fishing and kayaking - and the history of the D&R Canal and the Millstone Valley. Year-Round Features/Activities: • The Millstone Valley National Scenic Byway (MVSB) Visitor Center is open to the public April through October, Saturday and Sunday, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment. Weekend Journey Activities: • Spinning wool on an antique wheel. Organic dyes, crochet and knitting examples, sheared wool to sample. Website: www.millstonevalley.org / FB: Millstone Valley Scenic Byway Email: [email protected] Phone/Contact: (732) 873-2999 or (732) 632-7693 Organization: The Millstone Valley Preservation Coalition Gen. Public Hours: April – October, Sat & Sun,1 p.m. - 4 p.m. or by appt. ADA Accessibility: Yes for the downstairs visitor center. Listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places: Yes

10 GRIGGSTOWN 9 SCHOOLHOUSE 1065 Canal Road (Franklin Township) Princeton, NJ 08540 In the Griggstown Historic District (Behind Griggstown Reformed Church)

Built in the 1830s, the Griggstown Schoolhouse was the first schoolhouse serving Griggstown residents on the east side of the Millstone River. Originally located along Canal Road in front of the Manse, it was moved to a site behind the Griggstown Reformed Church in 1854, and then moved again in 1957 when the Church built a new hall. The schoolhouse closed in 1932.

Through an Historic Preservation grant from the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission, the Griggstown Historical Society was able to restore the schoolhouse to its original 1830s appearance, with board and batten siding.

Weekend Journey Activities: • Local history exhibits with interpretative text • Continuous showings of videos: Griggstown: Then and Now,; The Griggstown Schoolhouse Story; The D&R Canal; and Restoration & Rededication of the Griggstown Schoolhouse • Millstone Valley Scenic By-way video & information

Phone/Contact: (732) 354-5699 / John Thallemer, President (GHS) Organization: Griggstown Historical Society (GHS) Gen. Public Hours: Tours by appointment. Parking in front ADA Accessibility: Two steps at entrance Listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places: Yes

11 HISTORIC 1860 10 SCHOOLHOUSE / MILLSTONE BOROUGH HALL 1353 Main Street Millstone, NJ 08844

This one-room brick schoolhouse, built in 1860 on the west bank of the Millstone River in the Borough of Millstone, was used as a school until 1944. The masonry building, designed in the new “reformed” style current in mid-19th America, is rectangular in shape with a large, light- filled meeting room, a simple gable roof, and a Gothic Revival style window above the entry. The original structure included a belfry with a bell to call the students to class. One teacher usually taught seven grades (occasionally eight.) The Board of Education transferred the building to the Borough in 1949, at which time it became Millstone’s Borough Hall. Year-round Features/Activities: • Borough meetings; Holiday children’s programs • Exhibition of historic photographs: early school and Borough streetscapes Weekend Journey Activities: • Learn about 19th and early 20th century rules for teachers and students, and about the development of school architecture in New Jersey • Examine reproductions of 18th, 19th, and 20th century maps to learn about the early history of Somerset County • Look through an old stereoscope at reproductions of photographs from the Library of Congress. See early American scenes in 3D • Exhibition of old-time children’s books and schoolbooks. Coloring activities focusing on children’s fashions throughout the years Website: www.millstoneboro.org Phone contact: 908-281-6893 Organization: Borough of Millstone Gen. Public Hours: Scheduled Borough meetings. Open year-round by reservation ADA Accessibility: Accessible parking, entrance, and restroom Listed on the State & National Registers of Historic Places: Yes 12 KIRCH-FORD-TERRILL 11 HOUSE 1 Reinman Road Warren, NJ 07059

Mailing address: 46 Mountain Boulevard Warren, NJ 07059

The original section of the house was constructed prior to the American Revolution, and is a fine example of an 18th-century vernacular dwelling, among the earliest buildings in the township. The western portion of the house, also of 18th-century vintage, may have been moved to the site. Captain William Ford owned the house during the Revolution. In the 1830s, it was owned by Thomas Terrill, the first clerk of Warren Township, school board member, and a magistrate and judge for Somerset County. The house is maintained by the Warren Township Historic Sites Committee.

Year-round Features/Activities: • Visitors welcomed for tours (see Gen. Public Hours)

Weekend Journey Activities: • Docents provide full or tailored tour of house • Craft artists demonstrating period rug hooking and country painting

Website: www.warrennj.org/wths/index.htm E-mail: [email protected] Phone/Contact: (732) 598-3922 / Rory Britt, Chairman Organization: Warren Township Historic Sites Committee Gen. Public Hours: 2nd Sun. of each month 2 - 4 p.m., April - Dec. ADA Accessibility: No; Not wheelchair accessible Listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places: Yes

13 MOUNT BETHEL 12 MEETING HOUSE Mountainview Road and Mt. Bethel Road Warren, NJ 07059

The Mount Bethel Meeting House was constructed in 1786, in part with materials salvaged from an earlier structure, by the county’s first Baptist congregation. It was used as a religious institution until the congregation moved to its new church in 1960. It is one of the few 18th- century timber-frame meeting houses in New Jersey that retains much of its original character. It has kept its very early exterior and interior appearances because many of the original features were retained in subsequent building modifications. The post and beam frame structure has gunstock posts at the front and rear walls. Handcrafted pews and wall panels show evidence of hand planed surfaces.

Year-round Features/Activities, by appointment: • Docents provide full or tailored tour of house by appointment

Weekend Journey Activities: • Docents provide full or tailored tour of house • Craft artists demonstrating period rug hooking and country painting

Website: www.warrennj.org/wths/index.htm E-mail: [email protected] Phone/Contact: (732) 598-3922 / Rory Britt, Chairman Organization: Warren Township Historic Sites Committee Gen. Public Hours: By appointment only, with exception of Somerset County’s Weekend Journey Through The Past ADA Accessibility: No Listed on the State & National Registers of Historic Places: Yes

14 OLD MILLSTONE FORGE 13 BLACKSMITH SHOP AND MUSEUM 9 North River Street Millstone, NJ 08844 Mailing address: P.O. Box 893 Manville, NJ 08835 Constructed between 1828 and 1836, the Old Millstone Forge Blacksmith Shop has been open as a working museum since 1966. This two-story brick and timber building houses an unusual display of traditional metalworking and black-smithing equipment, demonstrated by docent-smiths. Displays focus on the transition from traditional blacksmithing to modern machining, with tools from the earliest days of the colonies through the 1920s, many hand-made. Especially interesting are the Dutch anvil and spike dating to the 1600s, and hand-operated mechanical equipment from early 19th and early 20th centuries.

Year-round and Weekend Journey Features/Activities : • Forge open with skilled blacksmiths working in the traditional manner • Tools and machines from the horse and wagon days • Original tools and implements • Hands-on experience, when not busy • Private tours and lessons available

Website: www.oldmillstoneforge.org E-mail: [email protected] Phone/Contacts: (908) 448-6624 Site Supervisors: Barry Graziano and RJ Robinson Organization: Old Millstone Forge Association, Inc. Gen. Public Hours: Generally April - June & Sept. - Nov: Sun 1 - 4 p.m. and by appointment ADA Accessibility: No; Parking: off-site: follow signs Listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places: Yes

15 OLD PRESBYTERIAN 14 GRAVEYARD Corner of East High Street & East Street Bound Brook, NJ 08805

The Old Presbyterian Graveyard in Bound Brook is the final resting place of Bound Brook’s earliest citizens, as well as soldiers from the French & Indian War, the American Revolutionary War, the Whiskey Rebellion, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. See the impressive artwork on memorial stones and learn the meaning behind the inscriptions and epitaphs! Weekend Journey Activities: • Gravestone tours featuring intact gravestones of fifteen Revolutionary War soldiers including the gravesite of Dr. William McKissack, a Captain in the Revolutionary War and founder of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons/State of New Jersey. • Gravestone rubbing demonstrations between 12 - 5 p.m. on Saturday; 12 - 4 p.m. on Sunday • Gravestone carver reenactor, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday; 12-4 p.m. on Sunday. Website: None. For information, contact Somerset County Library System of New Jersey, Bound Brook Memorial Library branch, https://sclsnj.org. E-Mail: [email protected]. Phone/Contact: (732) 356-0043 / Mary Nelson, Librarian Bound Brook Memorial Library, 402 East High St., Bound Brook , NJ 08805 Organizations: Borough of Bound Brook; Bound Brook Memorial Library maintains historical information and staff hosts this event. Gen. Public Hours: Outdoor site is open every day. ADA Accessibility: Site located on a hill; access by steps or through a site-level gate located behind library. Handicapped accessible bathroom available in the Library on Sat.; library closed on Sun.. Handicapped accessible parking on East High St. and behind library. Listed on the National & State Registers of Historic Places: No 16 THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 15 AT BOUND BROOK 409 Mountain Avenue Bound Brook, NJ 08805

The Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook, the oldest church in Somerset County, was established by Scottish covenanters in 1688. It now occupies its fifth sanctuary, an historic building of English medieval revival style, designed by architect Oscar S. Teale and built in 1896 and 1897. The interior is unique with a semi-circular seating layout set on a diagonal axis, with original L.C.Tiffany stained-glass windows and a magnificent pipe organ. This church was among the first buildings in Bound Brook to utilize electric lighting and telephone service. Year-round Features/Activities: • Tours: With brochure and PowerPoint presentation, by appointment • Weekday Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. • Church services: Saturdays at 5:00 p.m., Sundays at 10:00 a.m. with Choir Weekend Journey Activities: • Guided tours of the church and the sanctuary – highlights include two large stained glass windows, several smaller memorial windows, carved wood detail throughout the sanctuary, unusual light fixtures (recently restored) and an organ with 2,300 pipes. Website: www.BBPC.org E-mail: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/B.B.Presbyterian.Church Phone/contact: 732-356-3575 / Martha Costain Organization: The Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook ADA Accessibility: Yes Parking: On site and in cemetery Listed on State and National Register of Historic Places: Yes

17 RELIEF HOSE COMPANY 16 NO. 2 ENGINE HOUSE 16 Anderson Street Raritan, NJ 08869

A High Victorian Gothic-style firehouse completed in 1894, its most distinctive features include a three-story hose tower where 50-foot lengths of fire hose could be hung vertically to dry, delicate stained- glass windows, Art Nouveau signage and sandstone trim. The building demonstrates the high level of craftsmanship that could be achieved by local architects and builders in Somerset County during the late 19th century. Features of the building include original wainscoting on walls and ceiling, paneled doors and early fire apparatus. The ground floor consisted of a carriage house for fire wagons and a public meeting room for the town’s Board of Commissioners. The building is undergoing further restoration, but will be open for this special weekend event.

Weekend Journey Activities: • Firefighter-guided public tours • 19th and early 20th Century fire apparatus on display

Website: www.raritanfire.com E-Mail: [email protected] / Brian Kredatus, Fire Chief Phone: (908) 707-8540 Organizations: Raritan Borough / Raritan Fire Department Gen. Public Hours: No year-round hours available at this time ADA Accessibility: Ground floor only is wheelchair accessible through central overhead doors; restroom not accessible Listed on the National & State Registers of Historic Places: Yes

18 DANIEL ROBERT MANSION/ 17 SOMERVILLE BOROUGH HALL 25 West End Avenue Somerville, NJ 08876

The Daniel Robert Mansion, constructed in 1888 for a wealthy businessman from NY, was listed on the National and State Registers of Historic places in 2008. Designed by architects Lambert and Bunnell of Bridgeport, Connecticut, the mansion is a faithful replica of an award- winning Alexander Jackson Davis design. A quintessential Gothic Revival residence with picturesque asymmetrical massing, it has a steep and varied roof line, pointed arches, brownstone detailing, and gothic motifs. Though damaged by fires in 1967 & 1980, it still retains the majority of its original detailing. Recent restorations of its stained-glass windows, grand hallway, main tower, and many exterior windows help showcase its unique gothic artistry. A ballroom addition was added by the Elks in 1939; it is now the Somerville branch of the Somerset County Library System. The main building is currently Somerville Borough Hall. Year-round Features/Activities: • Unique period architecture, tile and newly-restored stained glass wall stenciling, Gothic ceiling; Historic maps and photos Weekend Journey Activities: • Access to rooms/areas not normally open to the public • Guided tours • Period music illustrating the Robert family’s interest in music • Photo display of other A. J. Davis structures Website: www.somervillenj.org/bdhist.html E-mail: [email protected]/Kevin Sluka, Clerk/ Administrator Phone/Contact: (908) 725-2300, ext. 1983 / Borough Organization: Borough of Somerville Gen. Public Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m, open to business for the gen. public; Tours by appointment, weekends and special events as scheduled. Closed Sun and all state and federal holidays. ADA Accessibility: Yes, first floor only, via handicap ramp to library front door and entrance to Borough Hall from library. Listed in State & National Registers of Historic Places: Yes

19 SOMERVILLE EXEMPT 18 FIRE MUSEUM 23 North Doughty Ave Somerville, NJ 08876

The Somerville Exempt Fire Museum was constructed in 1888 by the West End Hose Company #3 to provide fire protection to the west side of Somerville. Some of the bricks and stained glass used were salvaged from a residence known as the Cammann Castle which was located where the Somerville Borough Hall is now located. Housed in the building was a hand pulled hose reel. In 1900 a horse drawn hose wagon and a horse was also housed there. In 1916 the first motorized fire pumper was housed in that building. In 1970 the West End Hose Company relocated to larger quarters on High Street. This building became a Fire Department museum run by the Somerville Fire Department Exempt Association. The last alarm assignment responding from this building was made by a 1942 Mack pumper in July of 1969. That pumper is now restored and used for ceremonial purposes and is designated Engine 5.

Weekend Journey Activities: • Fire fighter and Historical Committee tours • Artifact exhibits including an 1850 Downs & Company hand pumper, • 1880 Amoskaeg Steam Pumper and 1942 Mack Pumper (weather permitting)

Website: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: None currently Organization: Borough of Somerville / Somerville Fire Department Exempt Association General Hours: Saturdays 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ADA Accessibility: First floor only Listed on the State & National Registers of Historic Places: Yes

20 SOUTH BRANCH 19 SCHOOLHOUSE South Branch Road (Opposite Studdiford Dr.) Branchburg, NJ 08876

The South Branch School was built in 1873 in the rural Italianate style of the period. Children in grades one through eight from the surrounding areas of Branchburg and Hillsborough Townships were educated here. This schoolhouse is noteworthy for being the last one-room schoolhouse in use in Somerset County (1965). Famed opera star soprano and Thomas Edison protégé, Anna Case, attended school here, as did Marion Van Fleet, the mother of actor Lee Van Cleef.

Year-round & Weekend Journey Features/Activities: • Photographic exhibition: History of the School House • Display on Neshanic Station history by the Neshanic Historical Society

Website: None E-Mail: None Phone/Contact: (908) 526-3094 / Rita Bouwman Organization: Branchburg Woman’s Club and the Neshanic Station Historical Society Gen. Public Hours: Scheduled by Township for meetings. Open year-round, by reservation ADA Accessibility: Yes Listed on the State & National Registers of Historic Places: Yes

21 ABRAHAM STAATS HOUSE 20 17 Von Steuben Lane South Bound Brook, NJ 08880

One of the finest surviving buildings of the 18th century Dutch settlement of the Raritan Valley, the original core house was built c. 1740 by the Staats, a Dutch family which inhabited the home for nearly two centuries. Expansions include a two-story, late-Federal/Greek Revival wing. Abraham Staats owned the home during the American Revolution, when in 1779, during the Middlebrook Cantonment, it served as headquarters for Baron von Steuben, Inspector General for Gen. George Washington. The home was purchased from private owners in 1999 by the Borough of South Bound Brook, which now maintains the property with support from the Friends of Abraham Staats House.

Year-round Features/Activities: • Special-topic events/programs; speakers, exhibits and collections • Tours by costumed interpreters/living history re-enactors

Weekend Journey Activities: • Guided house tours by interpreters in period clothing • Live period music • Open hearth cooking • Exhibits

Website: www.staatshouse.org E-mail: [email protected] Phone/Contact: 732-356-4789 / Kathy Ormosi-President, Friends of Abraham Staats House, Inc. Organizations: Friends of Abraham Staats House, Inc. Gen. Public Hours: Open 2nd Sat. of each month, 10 a.m. - Noon. (closed July/Aug.) By appointment & for special events/tours. For information: visit www.staatshouse.org ADA Accessibility: Accessible parking area and entrance to the house; portable wheelchair ramp; Restroom not wheelchair accessible Listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places: Yes 22 ANDREW TEN EYCK 21 HOUSE 671 Old York Road Branchburg, NJ 08876

The Andrew Ten Eyck House, a brick English/Dutch Federal house, circa 1790-1810, is an important example of the township’s early domestic architecture. The original brick portion of the house was constructed in the early 19th century, while the frame rear portion was added in the early 20th century. The early main block of the house exemplifies a side hall plan more common in the Delaware Valley than Somerset County. Early interior fabric still remaining includes door and window surrounds, door panels and fireplace mantels, as well as tongue-and- groove flooring and beaded baseboards. The second floor contains a local & regional history research library.

Weekend Journey Activities: • An exhibit of 18th Century clothing • Annual Period Antiques sale • Third Annual Community Flea Market • Tour of the house (includes 1914 kitchen) • Local & regional research library / Historic topics

Website: None currently E-mail: None currently Phone/Contact: (908) 722-2124 / William A. Schleicher Organization: Branchburg Historical Society Gen. Public Hours: Open 3rd Sunday monthly 1- 4 p.m. as well as by appointment ADA Accessibility: No Listed on the State & National Registers of Historic Places: Yes

23 TEXIER HOUSE MUSEUM, 22 WATCHUNG BOROUGH 10 Mountain Boulevard Watchung, NJ 07069

The Texier House Museum had its grand opening three years ago on October 5, 2013. The original building was inhabited by entrepreneur, Hippolyte Texier, and his family in the early 1900s. It was transferred to the Borough and initially served as Watchung Borough’s Police Department. Today the house serves as the Borough’s official museum and contains many exhibits of the Borough’s founding families, historic homes and former commercial activities. Additionally there is a sports exhibit highlighting Watchung notable Bobby Thomson. Other exhibits include such areas of interest as the Moldenke Castle, WW I and WW II and the legend of Watchung. A recent exhibit features Watchung’s educational community as seen through its schools. An oral history film will be shown throughout the two days of this tour. This film features local citizens as speakers describing how life in Watchung has changed over many years.

Year-round Features/Activities: • Special rotating exhibits • Teas and programs by request • Open during special town events, such as Veterans’ Day and Memorial Day

Website: www.watchungnj.org E-mail: [email protected] Phone/Contact: Dorothy Addario (908) 757-0862 or Betty Jean Aldrich, 908-755-6575 Organization: Watchung Historical Committee Gen. Public Hours: First and third Sunday of the month from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m./or special request; July & August by appointment; no entrance fee ADA Accessibility: Yes, entrance ramp and all exhibits are on 1st floor Listed on the State & National Registers of Historic Places: No

24 USGA GOLF MUSEUM 23 77 Liberty Corner Road Far Hills, NJ 07931

The USGA Museum is home to the world’s premiere collection of golf artifacts and memorabilia. The greatest champions and moments in American golf history come alive through engaging exhibitions. Designed by John Russell Pope, prominent architect of the early 20th century, this Georgian Revival mansion was constructed in 1919 for Thomas Frothingham. Pope also designed the Jefferson Memorial, National Archives and National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Year-round Features/Activities: • The “new” Jack Nicklaus Room opened in May 2015 • Four additional dedicated rooms & multimedia exhibits on Ben Hogan, Bob Jones, Mickey Wright and Arnold Palmer • Hall of Champions with 15 official USGA championship trophies and the name of every USGA champion in history • Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History • The Pynes Course inspired by the world-renowned Himalayas putting course in St. Andrews, Scotland • Breaking New Ground: Women & Golf Course Architecture, temporary exhibition through 12/18 Weekend Journey Activities: • Museum admission FREE for this special weekend event • Saturday only: Children will enjoy SNAG golf, and a Scavenger Hunt in the USGA Museum • Saturday only: Guided tours of the USGA equipment standards lab for those interested in the science behind the game of golf • Games, activities, presentations and refreshments • Museum gift shop on premises Website: www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/history/about- museum.html E-mail: [email protected] Phone/Contact: (908) 326-1948 / Kim Gianetti, Manager Education and Outreach Organization: United States Golf Association Gen. Public Hrs: Tues. - Sun., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; closed major holidays ADA Accessibility: Yes, first floor only Listed on State & National Registers of Historic Places: No 25 THE PHILIP VAN HORNE 24 HOUSE 941 East Main Street Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Originally built in the mid-18th century, the Philip Van Horne House was extensively remodeled in the middle decades of the 19th and 20th centuries. During the American Revolution, the site was known as “Phil’s Hill,” or “Convivial Hill”, after Philip Van Horne, a Bridgewater merchant well known for his hospitality to both sides. During the Battle of Bound Brook, British troops captured three American cannons on the front lawn. The house was used as a headquarters at various times by Generals Lincoln, Stirling, Lee, and Cornwallis. Year-round Features /Activities: • Bus tours; customized tours; World class speakers • Educational programs for all ages; • Scouting Group Badge Program • Speciality book and gift shop Weekend Journey Activities: • The British are coming! Experience British occupied NJ in 1776. During your interactive guided tour put quill to paper and sign the King’s Loyalty Oath. Join a dance to meet genuine loyalists and secret patriots. Get a military briefing on the war against the rebels. Join a loyalist vs. patriot debate in the pub. Witness a raising of a liberty pole. Which side will you identify with? Tours run 1 hour 15 minutes. FREE

Website: www.heritagetrail.org E-mail: [email protected] Phone/Contact: (732) 356-8856 / Cynthia Blumenkrantz, President Organization: Heritage Trail Association Gen. Public Hours: Open for events and special occasions. Additional Information: House available for private/public event rental ADA Accessibility: Yes, onsite parking, entrance, restrooms Parking: Free, onsite Listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places: Yes 26 VAN LIEW-SUYDAM 25 HOUSE FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 280 South Middlebush Road Franklin Township, NJ 08873

Peter Van Liew settled on this site in the 1700s, and later Joseph Suydam built part of the house that is seen today. The newest/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 early owners - the Van Liews and the Suydams. Standing atop the hill where South Middlebush and Blackwells Mills Roads meet, the spectacular sunsets and view of the fields and woods of the Six Mile Run Valley surely were factors in why Peter Van Liew chose this site. The ornate woodworking on the porch and walls clearly demonstrate a perfect example of 19th-century Victorian farmhouse architecture. Purchased by the State of New Jersey for the Six Mile Run Reservoir Project, the house was left abandoned when the project was cancelled and fell victim to Mother Nature and vandalism. The Meadows Foundation became stewards of the house in 1988, restoring the home to its former glory. Year-Round Features/Activities: • Programs/presentations on a myriad of topics, from birdwatching; Queen Victoria; WWII spies; genealogy. Refer to website for details and dates • Docent-led tours, on announced public days or by private arrangement Weekend Journey Activities: • The Meadows Foundation is celebrating its 40th Anniversary (2017) • Displays of photo albums (before & after), memorabilia, artifacts & historical information from 40 years of restoration/ preservation, and public programming of Meadow FND historic homes, all of which are on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. • Period-appropriate entertainment, docent-led tours and refreshments Website: www.TheMeadowsFoundation.org Email: [email protected] Organizations: The Meadows Foundation Gen. Public Hours: Vary, see website for events / open houses ADA Accessibility: Yes (except kitchen); entrance ramp and all exhibits are on 1st floor Listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places: Yes 27 VAN VEGHTEN HOUSE 26 9 Van Veghten Drive Bridgewater, NJ 08807

The Van Veghten House stands on its original site on the north bank of the Raritan River. The present structure evolved from the first house built by Michael Van Veghten c.1700. The house served as headquarters for Quartermaster Nathanael Greene during the in 1778-1779. Units of the Continental Army’s Pennsylvania Brigade were encamped on his fields. While in residence, Gen. Greene wrote a letter describing a “pretty little frisk” held in the house on March 17, 1779. Throughout the course of the evening, Gen. Washington danced with Mrs. Greene “upwards of three hours without seting [sic] down.”

Year-round Features/Activities: • Guided tours of the house, research library and artifact collections • Somerset County history and genealogical consulting • A museum with one room containing Indian artifacts from the area and another with a display of antique farming tools used in the past

Weekend Journey Activities: • Local historians will be on hand to discuss the house and General Greene’s occupation • Tours of the research library and artifact collection

Website: www.schsnj.com E-mail: [email protected] Phone/Contact: (908) 218-1281 / Library Staff Organization: Somerset County Historical Society Gen. Public Hours: Tues., noon - 3:00 p.m.; 2nd Sat. monthly, noon to 3:00 p.m. ADA Accessibility: No Listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places: Yes

28 DR. JOHN VERMEULE 27 HOUSE 223 Rock Avenue Green Brook, NJ 08812

This Georgian Colonial-style farmhouse was built in 1799- 1800 by Dr. John Vermeule, first physician in the rural, local area of what would become Green Brook. It is situated on a 2.2 acre tract, which is all that remains of the original 116-acre plantation purchased by Cornelius Vermeule for his eldest son Adrian. Adrian was a local militia man and dispatch rider during the Revolutionary War, who was wounded and captured by the British, imprisoned in the famous Sugar House in New York City and subsequently died. Dr. John Vermeule was Adrian’s son. He practiced medicine and operated a farm on the property, until his death in 1813. Numerous owners have occupied the house since, including a Jewish dairy farmer, Quakers and lastly the Mundy family, who operated a dairy farm into the mid-1960s. The house was relatively untouched over its 200-yr. history and offers a rare glimpse into early 19th century architecture.

Year-Round Features/Activities: • Open only for special occasions until restoration is complete

Weekend Journey Activities: • Interpreted house tours • Large collection of historic household artifacts on display • Local historians will be on hand to discuss the homestead and history of Green Brook

Website: www.gbhsnj.org Email: [email protected] Phone/Contact: Denise Wolf (732) 331-2078 Organizations: Green Brook CHHP Committee / Green Brook Historical Society Gen. Public Hours: Open for Weekend Journey through the Past Parking: Parking is available on Rock Avenue and Sweeney Court ADA Accessibility: No Listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places: Yes 29 WALLACE HOUSE 28 STATE HISTORIC SITE 71 Somerset Street Somerville, NJ 08876

The Wallace House is an eight- room, Dutch-framed, Georgian dwelling constructed in 1776 by John Wallace, a Philadelphia fabric merchant. The house maintains its 18th-century appearance and was recently restored. It was General Washington’s headquarters from December 1778 to June 1779, when the Continental Army was stationed at Middlebrook. From the house, Washington planned the strategic Sullivan campaign, which helped to destroy the power of the Iroquois Confederacy. Visitors to the home included James Monroe, General Knox, Benedict Arnold, Alexander Hamilton, Baron Von Steuben, and Lord and Lady Stirling. It has been a museum house for over 100 years.

Year Round and Weekend Journey Featured Activities: • Original 18th-century furnishings • Costumed interpreters & public tours • Open-hearth period cooking • Period music Note: Photography not permitted inside historic house

Website: www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests E-Mail: [email protected] Phone/Contact: (908) 725-1015 / Hillary Murtha, Acting Curator, and Elizabeth Dowd, Regional Research Interpretive Specialist Organizations: State of New Jersey, Division of Parks & Forestry Gen. Public Hours: Open year-round to the public: Wed.-Sat., 10 a.m.- Noon & 1-4 p.m.; Sun. 1-4 p.m.; closed Mon. and Tues., state & federal holidays, and Wednesdays following holidays. ADA Accessibility: Please call to inquire as to current status or extent of accessibility Listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places: Yes

30 WASHINGTON ROCK PARK 29 One Rock Road West Green Brook, NJ 08812

The strategic location of Washington Rock on top of the first Watchung Mountain made the Rock a valuable lookout post during the Revolutionary War. In June of 1777, General George Washington used the natural outcropping, with its thirty- mile panoramic view, to direct his troops against the British forces under the command of General William Howe.

The site, which became one of New Jersey’s first state parks, still offers visitors breathtaking views of New York City, and surrounding towns, cities and landmarks.

Year-round Features/Activities • Site & facilities are available for picnicking, hiking, and relaxing

Weekend Journey Activities: • Local historians will be on hand to discuss the history of the Rock • Facilities are available for picnicking, hiking, and photography • Free brochures and pamphlets describing the area’s history

Website: www.somersetcountyparks.org E-mail: [email protected] Phone/Contact: (908) 766-2489, ext. 324 / Carrie Springer, Mgr., Environmental Education Center Organizations: Somerset County Park Commission Gen. Public Hours: Washington Rock Park is open seven days a week, dawn to dusk. Parking: Parking and restroom facilities are available just across from the park ADA Accessibility: Partial Listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places: No

31 Lunch & Dinner or Coffee & Donut On the Go

onsider dining in lovely Historic Somerville, centrally located, and Cthe County Seat of Somerset County. Convenient along the central tour, on route from/to the Wallace House State Historic site in Somerville, you’ll find almost 50 restaurants within walking distance from one another in

Somerville’s downtown area. Why not consider stopping for a pleasant break for lunch or dinner, or for a quick stop to grab a donut and coffee, before proceeding to the next site on your tour?

An impressive variety of eating establishments, ranging from casual (coffee, donut, fondue, specialty chocolates, pastry, and ice cream shops), to deli-style sandwich shops, Tapas, Italian Trattorias, Thai, Indian, Cuban, Japanese, Irish, Greek, Filipino, Korean, Costa Rican, Colombian, Mexican, Portuguese, traditional and Contemporary American, Costa Rican and Chinese . . . whatever you have a yen for is bound to be found in Somerville, from casual eateries to fine dining. The variety of restaurants and cuisine available is truly astounding, and bound to suit most any taste. www.DowntownSomerville.com Bon Appétit!

32 Thank You! e were pleased to have you join us and look forward to your return visit next year celebrating our 13th annual Weekend WJourney through the Past in 2018. Please save this booklet to visit some of the other sites that you may not have an opportunity to visit this weekend. We’d appreciate your help in spreading the word about this annual event by telling your friends, family and neighbors about your Weekend Journey through the Past and suggest that they embark on a journey of their own or join you next year. Your comments and suggestions in helping us evaluate this event are always welcomed.

www.SCHistoryWeekend.com

We’d also like to acknowledge, with sincere appreciation, the participating representatives of Somerset County’s many historical organizations, participating municipal and county personnel and the Somerset County Business Partnership/Somerset County Tourism, all of which contributed their support, helped promote and welcomed participation in this annual collaborative heritage tourism weekend with much enthusiasm and creative thought. Many planned and facilitated special activities and generously contributed their personal time as volunteers for this annual weekend-long event. See Collaborative Tourism Partners for listing of all participating organizations.

Funding has been made possible, in part, by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Dept. of State, through the State/County Partnership Local Arts Grant Program to support some of this year’s featured arts activities.

33 COLLABORATIVE TOURISM PARTNERS

County of Somerset Board of Chosen Freeholders Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission Public Information Office / Planning Division Graphics / Print Shop / IT Department of Public Works Somerset County Park Commission

Blawenburg Reformed Church Borough of Bound Brook / Bound Brook Memorial Library Borough of Millstone / Historic District Commission Borough of Somerville Branchburg Historical Society Branchburg Woman’s Club Friends of the Boudinot-Southard Ross Estate Friends of Abraham Staats House Friends of the Codington Farmstead Green Brook Cultural, Heritage and Historic Preservation Committee / Green Brook Historical Society Griggstown Historical Society Heritage Trail Association The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills The Meadows Foundation Old Millstone Forge Association, Inc. The Millstone Valley Preservation Coalition The Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook Neshanic Station Historical Society Raritan Borough / Raritan Public Library / Raritan Fire Department Rocky Hill Community Group Somerset County Business Partnership / Tourism Somerset County Cultural Arts Center Somerset County Historical Society Somerville Fire Department Exempt Association State of New Jersey, Division of Parks and Forestry United States Golf Association (USGA) Watchung Historical Committee Warren Township Historic Sites Committee

34 Notes

35 36 SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS

Peter Palmer, Freeholder Director Patrick Scaglione, Deputy Director Patricia L. Walsh, Freeholder Mark Caliguire, Freeholder Brian D. Levine, Freeholder

SOMERSET COUNTY CULTURAL & HERITAGE COMMISSION

Robert Bouwman, President Donald N. Esposito, Vice President Ann Osterdale Rosenblum, Secretary Phyllis Fittipaldi, Treasurer Rory Britt Mark A. Else Kathy Faulks Janice Haggerty Phyllis Konen

Brian D. Levine, Freeholder Liaison

Patricia McGarry, SCC&HC Manager Thomas D’Amico, AICP/PP, Historic Sites Coordinator Kaitlin Bundy, Program Coordinator Cathy Bunting, Administrative Assistant