This historic house was home to William and Elizabeth Covenhoven. They were a 5th-generation Dutch family originally from the New Amsterdam area. After raising their ten children in a one-room house on the property, William and Elizabeth received large inheritances from their parents. They were in their 50s and used the money to build a large 2-1/2 story Georgian and Dutch style house which ended up playing a role during the Battle of Monmouth in June of 1778 when British General Sir Henry Clinton and his army made a temporary headquarters here in the days leading up to the battle.