The Anchor Café is a 3-story brick and terra cotta structure with a steep slate roof and dormers built in 1905. A round tower with a conical roof gives it a commanding presence on the streetscape. The building is dripping with architectural terra cotta in the form of keystones, brackets, ... » Learn More about Anchor Café
Middlesex County
Elks Hall
Elks Hall, home to Elks Lodge #324, sits proudly on Livingston Avenue adjacent to the newly revitalized Cultural Arts District in downtown New Brunswick. Dedicated in 1926, Elks Hall is an example of classical revival architecture designed by local Highland Park architect Alexander ... » Learn More about Elks Hall
Patterned Brickwork Houses
Patterned brickwork is the delineation of designs – geometric, dates, and initials – by a mason using darkened “vitrified” bricks against a background of ordinary red brick. New Jersey (and especially South Jersey), which hosts approximately 95% of the examples, is the principal ... » Learn More about Patterned Brickwork Houses
Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge
The Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge was first established c. 1720 – 1740 and was made up of 208 acres of open space and a farmhouse, both of which remain; as well as outbuildings that were removed over the years as the farmstead was converted from a farm to an 18-hole golf ... » Learn More about Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge
Suydam House
DESCRIPTION: The Charles Suydam House, located on Hoe’s Lane West in Piscataway Township, was originally constructed circa 1740 and added to over the next century and a half so today it reflects the Greek Revival period of architecture with late-nineteenth-century architectural decorative features ... » Learn More about Suydam House
The Forum Theatre
Updates: 03/2019: The Borough of Metuchen signed a contract to purchase the Forum Theatre and plans to incorporate a rehabilitated theater into a new Metuchen Arts District that will include a restaurant and other spaces to enjoy the arts. DESCRIPTION: The Forum Theatre on Main Street in ... » Learn More about The Forum Theatre
Hoagland-Clark House
UPDATES: 3/2011: The property was purchased by South Brunswick-area developer Michael Sassman in October 2010. He began work on the house immediately and expects to complete restoration in July 2011. He has completed numerous historic property restorations and rehabilitations in South Brunswick and ... » Learn More about Hoagland-Clark House
Forney House and Clinic
UPDATES: 4/2010: To protect the Forney House, the John C. Evans Project, the community coalition formed to advocate for the Forney House and Clinic prior to its demolition, filed suit in state court in May 2007, seeking to overturn approvals issued by the local zoning board that had authorized the ... » Learn More about Forney House and Clinic
Van Dyke Farm/Pulda Farm
UPDATES: 10/2009: Middlesex County officials announced on October 13, 2009, that they will purchase the 188-acre farm in its entirety from current owner William Pulda. The county and South Brunswick Township are splitting the purchase price, each contributing open space funds toward the purchase. ... » Learn More about Van Dyke Farm/Pulda Farm
Bethel Mission Settlement Site
DESCRIPTION: The Bethel Mission Settlement was a community of Lenape Indians who converted to Christianity under the sway of evangelical Presbyterian minister David Brainerd. At its peak the Bethel Mission Settlement housed 200 people in forty homes; it also boasted a church and a school. The ... » Learn More about Bethel Mission Settlement Site