Allen House
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- 400 Sycamore Avenue, Shrewsbury, NJ, USA
The property where the house stands was first purchased around 1680 by a Quaker named Judah Allen. In 1754, Josiah Halstead bought the property and turned the existing dwelling on the site into the Blue Ball Tavern which operated for almost sixty years at that busy intersection. Over the years, several major improvements were made to the structure, including… Read More
Holmes-Hendrickson House
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- 62 Longstreet Road, Holmdel, NJ, USA
This original home is a combination of Georgian and Dutch vernacular architecture that borrowed cultural and architectural elements from both Dutch and English settlers. William Holmes, the youngest son of Jonathan Holmes and Teuntje Hendrickson, purchased land from his parents in 1752. During the brief time he owned the land, William built the house in 1754 in addition to… Read More
Marlpit Hall
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- 137 Kings Hwy, Middletown Township, NJ, USA
This historic property was laid out as lot number 36 in the original 1667 survey of Middletown village. Early owner James Grover Jr. erected the kitchen section of the structure in 1686, making it one of the oldest surviving structures in New Jersey. It was built in a salt-box shape with a large keeping room in front, and one… Read More


