East Jersey Olde Towne Village

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East Jersey Olde Towne 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
Location 1050 River Road
Piscataway, New Jersey
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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]

Buildings and original location

Name Image Date Original location Notes
Church of the Three Mile Run 100px 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 100px c. 1750 Piscataway[6] Reconstruction
Fitzrandolph House 100px 1743 Piscataway[7][8]
Indian Queen Tavern 100px ca 1729 New Brunswick[9][10]
New Brunswick Barracks 100px 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 100px ca 1755 Piscataway[12][13]
Six Mile Run House ca 1760 South Brunswick[14]
Smalleytown Schoolhouse 100px 1803 Warren Township
Elias Vanderveer House 100px c. 1745 Pluckemin Reconstruction.[15]
Farley Blacksmith Shop 100px c. 1850 New Brunswick[16]
Williamson Wheelwright Shop 100px 18th century North Brunswick[17]
Runyon Wagon House ca mid-19th century Piscataway

See also

References

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