Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge
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Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge
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| Location: |
Oak Ridge Road and Feather Bed Lane
Clark, New Jersey
Edison, New Jersey |
| Built: |
ca. 1750 |
| Architectural style: |
Federal, Colonial, Italianate |
| Governing body: |
Local |
| NRHP Reference#: |
95001185[1] |
| NJRHP #: |
2800[2] |
| Significant dates |
| Added to NRHP: |
October 25, 1995 |
| Designated NJRHP: |
September 8, 1995 |
Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge is a historic home and grounds in Clark and Edison, New Jersey list on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1][2] The c.1750 building and site is located what was once Ash Swamp that played a pivotal role in the American Revolutionary War[3][4] Battle of Short Hills.[5]
The home is associated with Judge Hugh Hartshorne.[1] The The Squire Hartshorne House and the Robinson Plantation House are other homes from the 17th century located in Clark.[6]
In May 2009, the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced its support of preservation of the building site[3][7] located near two public golf courses.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "New Jersey - Union". National Register of Historic Places. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/nj/Union/state.html. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ^ a b "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Union County". NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 19. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/union.pdf. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- ^ a b "Preserving Historic Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge Park". Union County. May 9, 2009. http://ucnj.org/news/2009/0905homestead.html. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ^ "Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge Park". Revolutionary War sites in New Jersey. May 9, 2009. http://www.revolutionarywarnewjersey.com/new_jersey_revolutionary_war_sites/towns/clark_nj_revolutionary_war_sites.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ^ DiIonno, Mark, A Guide to New Jersey's Revolutionary War Trail for Families & History Buffs, Rutgers University Press, ISBN 0-8135-2769-4, http://books.google.nl/books?id=W5c1MipoiBQC&pg=PA167&lpg=PA167&dq=Homestead+Farm+at+Oak+Ridge&source=bl&ots=hYEAuYAmLN&sig=-akcGl01pQ8xyPN9tGJXhE-2s0M&hl=nl&ei=NiwZTtTlI47u-gbmnOTXBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFkQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Homestead%20Farm%20at%20Oak%20Ridge&f=false
- ^ Squire Hartshorne House, www.oldhouses.com, http://www.oldhouses.com/cf/displaylisting.cfm?q_listingid=3027&searchlist=8154,7495,709,7915,913,1248,479,7321,6586,5203,7970,2436,783,5228,3391,956,7187,6990,6472,6297,3914,749,1279,1172,7201,969,3027,2871,7006,1370,718,8174,4821,7835,4058,7962,952,524,4234,7144,8020,4609,6551,2855,3325,7210,6753,473,7860,5229,7901,4269,2240,7306,7242,3228,7998,437,7982,4690,7999,4975,3732,6573,6481&searchname=Built%20Before%201760&searchdest=%2Fcf%2Farchivelist.cfm%3Fhiyear%3D1760%26searchname%3DBuilt%2BBefore%2B1760%26startrow%3D26%26maxrows%3D25, retrieved 2011-07-07
- ^ Matching grants available for historic preservation projects
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