Preservation New Jersey

Promoting the economic vitality, sustainability, and heritage of New Jersey’s diverse communities through advocacy and education.

Historic Landscape

Derick Sutfin House

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  The Derick Sutfin House in Monmouth Battlefield State Park is the park’s oldest structure, and witnessed some of the Revolution’s most dramatic scenes. Jacob Sutfin constructed the dwelling after purchasing the property in 1718. During the Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778, the ... » Learn More about Derick Sutfin House

Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge

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    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

Hogan Farm

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    South Jersey’s Virtua Health System plans to demolish an historic farmhouse and barn on the 110-acre Hogan Farm to build a new $1 billion medical campus, which will replace the nearby aging Mt. Holly hospital. Virtua purchased the Hogan Farm in 2014 for $10 million, and ... » Learn More about Hogan Farm

Mad Horse Creek Cabins

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  Eight small cabins, accessible only by boat, are scattered over the thousands of acres of the state-owned Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area and adjacent private land. There is no record of the origins of the first cabins; but undoubtedly, they dated back to the nineteenth ... » Learn More about Mad Horse Creek Cabins

Community of Fortescue

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DESCRIPTION: Rural Fortescue, on the southern shore of Cumberland County, is the largest of five hamlets that comprise Downe Township. Fishing and recreational boating are the mainstays of this isolated community, which has only one road in and out of town and no sewer system. With limited ... » Learn More about Community of Fortescue