list of the oldest buildings in new jersey
colonial era
Table:
Building

Image

Place

Year

Purpose

Notes

C. A. Nothnagle Log House

Gibbstown

ca. 1638-43

Residence

Purportedly the oldest surviving log house in the U.S., once part of New Sweden, and the oldest house in NJ, and hence Gloucester County

Swedish Granary[1][2]

Hopewell

Greenwich

1650

Relocated. Once part of New Sweden, purportedly the oldest surviving building of its type in the USA and likely oldest structure in Cumberland County

Sip Manor[3][4][5]

Jersey City
Westfield

1666

Residence

Originally part of Bergen, New Netherland, relocated in 1926 from Hudson County[6][7] and now oldest building in Union County[8]

Parker Homestead

Little Silver

1667

Residence

Oldest home in Monmouth County[9]

Obisquahassit[10][11]

Lower Penns Neck

1678

Residence

Oldest house in Salem County

Obisquahassit was the sachem who sold land to Anders Seneca, son of one of first settlers to New Sweden who bought a large tract before Fenwick's Colony was established.

Nathaniel Bonnell House

Elizabeth

1682

Oldest house in Elizabethtown, original capital of Province of New Jersey and oldest original building in Union County

Aaron Dunn Homestead

Woodbridge

1685[12]

Residence

Possibly the oldest house in Woodbridge and Middlesex County.

Buckelew Mansion

Jamesburg

ca. 1685[13][14]

Residence

One room in the house dates to ca. 1685, possibly oldest in Middlesex County. House was expanded, most recently in the 19th century, and is also known as Lakeview

Revell House[15]

Burlington

1685

Residence

Oldest house in Burlington County

Chew-Powell House

Gloucester Township

1688

Residence

Oldest house in Camden County

Ladd's Castle

West Deptford

ca. 1688-90

Residence

Home to the surveyor who assisted William Penn in planning Philadelphia

Hendrick Fischer House[16][17]

Franklin

1688

Residence

Oldest structure in Somerset County
substantially renovated in early 20th century, now owned by Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA

Newkirk House[18][19]

Jersey City

ca.1690

Commercial

Oldest building in Hudson County, originally built as homestead

Caesar Hoskins Log Cabin

Mauricetown

1690

Residence

Oldest house in Cumberland County

Robinson Plantation House[20]

Clark

ca. 1690

Residence

Coxe Hall Cottage[21]

Lower Township
Middle Township

1691

Museum

Oldest extant structure in Cape May County once part of complex belonging to Daniel Coxe. Relocated/reconstructed at Cold Spring Village

Jonathan Pyne House

Cape May

1694

Residence

Oldest house in Cape May County

Joseph Cooper House

Camden

1695

Abandoned

Oldest house in Camden
Roof burnt about 2005 and in danger of complete collapse.

Schuyler-Colfax House[22]

Wayne

1695

Residence

Oldest buildings in Passaic County

St. John's Parsonage

Elizabeth

1696

Parsonage

Oldest religious building in Elizabeth

Andrews-Barlett Homestead[23][24]

Tuckerton Seaport

1699

Unused

Likely the oldest house in Ocean County

Schorn Log Cabin

Swedesboro

ca.1700

Granary

One of the oldest Swedish-Finnish log buildings in America, adjacent to Trinity Church Cemetery

Jonathan Singletary Dunham House

Woodbridge Township

ca. 1700[25]

Residence

Built by Jonathan Singletary Dunham, who built the first gristmill in New Jersey, was a member of the New Jersey Assembly, and is President Barack Obama’s eighth great-grandfather,[26][27][28]

Westerbrook-Bell House[29][30]

Sandyston Township

ca 1701

Residence

Oldest house in Sussex County

Vreeland Homestead[31]

Nutley

1702

Residence

Possibly oldest house in Essex County

Rockingham House

Rocky Hill
Kingston

1702

Residence

Served as the headquarters for George Washington and the Continental Army from August 23, 1783 to November 10, 1783.
The house has been relocated three times, in 1897, 1956, 2001.

St. Mary's Episcopal Church

Burlington

1703

Religious

Oldest church in New Jersey[32]

Mullica House

Mullica Hill

1704

Residence

Built by a Finnish settler Eric Mullica. Log house, which has survived more than 300 years and also hurricane Sandy, which destroyed many other buildings.

Isaac Watson House[33]

Hamilton

1708

Museum

Oldest building in Mercer County, restored in 1964 as headquarters of the NJ Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

Plume House

Newark

1710

Rectory

Located near I-280 the house is threatened by pollution and vibration, and considered one of the 10 most threatened historical sites in the state[34]

Sydenham House

Newark

1711

Residence

Oldest private home in Newark

Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead[35][36][37][38]

Lambertville

1711

Farmstead museum

Oldest house in Hunterdon County

Shinn Curtis Log House

Mount Holly

1712

Perth Amboy City Hall

Perth Amboy

1714–1717

City hall

Oldest city hall in USA

Woodbury Friends' Meetinghouse[39]

Woodbury

1715

Religious

Oldest Friends meeting house

Seaville Friends Meeting House[40]

Seaville

1717

Religious

Friends meeting house

William Trent House

Trenton

1719

Residence

Oldest house in Trenton, the state capitol, and served unofficially as governor's residence

Martin Berry House

Pequannock Township

1720

Residence

Former residence of Samuel Berry, Berry's were first family to settle Pompton Plains

Matthias Hendricke Smock House[41]

Piscatatway

1720

Daniel Demarest House

Dumont

1724

Residence

Oldest building in Bergen County

Somers Mansion

Somers Point

1725

Residence

Oldest intact house in Atlantic County[42]

Morven

Princeton

1730

Residence

Served as the state's first Governor's mansion from 1945-1981.

Hancock House

Lower Alloways Creek Township

1734

Residence

Old Salem County Courthouse

Salem

1735

Courthouse

Oldest active courthouse in New Jersey and second oldest courthouse in continuous use in the United States.[43] Enlarged in 1817 and 1908, served as the courthouse for Salem County until 1969 and today for Salem City Municipal Court.[44][45]

Wortendyke Barn

File:Wortendyke Barn 2010.jpg

Park Ridge

1735

Barn

One of oldest New World Dutch barns

Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting aka
Ye Olde Yellow Meeting House

Imlaystown

1737

Church

Oldest Baptist Meetinghouse[46]

Buccleuch Mansion

New Brunswick

1739

Residence

Dey Mansion

Wayne

1740

Residence

Served as the headquarters of George Washington and the Continental Army from October to November 1780.

Van Vorst House[47]

Jersey City

ca. 1740

Residence

Oldest private home in Jersey City

Van Wagenen House

Jersey City

ca 1740s

Unoccupied

Undergoing restoration per 2009

Oxford Furnace

File:Oxford Furnace.jpg

Oxford

1741

Furnace

First hot blast furnace in United States

Cornelius Low House

File:Low 100 0915.jpg

Piscataway

1741

Residence

Updike Parsonage Barn

Cranbury

1741

Barn

One of oldest barns in state

Trinity Church

Newark

1742

Church

Oldest church in Newark

Nathaniel Drake House

Plainfield

1746

Museum

George Washington briefly stayed at the house during the Battle of Short Hills. Currently operated as the Drake House Museum and home of the Historical Society of Plainfield.

Thomas West House

Westville

1746

Residence

Local lore states that the old Thomas West house was used as a stopping-off place for the underground railroad, which was used during the Civil War for helping the blacks to escape to the North. There were tunnels which led from the Creek bank to the basement of the house.

[48]

Zion Lutheran[49]

Oldwick

1749

Church

Oldest Lutheran church in New Jersey

Boxwood Hall

Elizabeth

ca. 1750

Residence

Home of Elias Boudinot, signer of the Treaty of Paris (1783) and the 10th President of the Continental Congress 1782-1783.

Indian King Tavern

Haddonfield

1750

Tavern

Served as the meeting place for the New Jersey General Assembly to ratify the Declaration of Independence and adopt the Great Seal of the State of New Jersey in 1777.

Old Dutch Parsonage

Somerville

1751

Parsonage

Served as original site of Rutgers University. The original site was on the north side of the street, just east of The Wallace House, but the house was moved west on greased logs when the railroad went through its original location. The original kitchen, constructed of wood, collapsed during the move and was not reconstructed. A "sister" house is now the site of the Raritan Public Library.

Mount Holly Firehouse

Mount Holly

1752

Firehouse

Oldest firehouse in the USA, established by what is now the oldest continuously operating volunteer fire department in the USA[50][51]

Steuben House

New Bridge Landing

1752

Museum

Nassau Hall

Princeton

1754

Academic

Housed the entire United States government in 1783

Holmes-Hendrickson House

Holmdel

1754[52]

Residence

Shippen Manor

File:Shippen Manor.jpg

Oxford

1755

Residence

Possibly oldest house in Warren County

Gabreil Daveis Tavern House

Glendora

1756

Tavern

also known as the Hillman Hospital House, this tavern was built in 1756 near the Big Timber Creek and housed boatmen who used the creek to ship goods to Philadelphia. It was designated a hospital by George Washington during the Revolutionary War.

Steele-Condit House

Roseland

1757

Residence

Built approx 1720-1730. First recorded in 1757. Post & Beam construction. Oldest house in Roseland.[53] Served as first school to area.

Old Barracks

Trenton

1758

Military

Last of its type, now National Historic Landmark & museum

Brainerd Schoolhouse[54][55]

Mount Holly

1759

School

Oldest one room school, now a museum

William Chamberlain House[56]

East Amwell

1760

Residence

Proprietary House

Perth Amboy

1762

Government

Oldest remaining colonial proprietary governor's residence in the original Thirteen States

Sandy Hook Light

Sandy Hook

1764

Light house

Oldest surviving lighthouse in the United States.

Franklin House

Woodbury

1765

Residence

This one-time log cabin is the oldest house in Woodbury. Circa 1765, it was owned by Joseph Low. The exterior logs remain intact, but have long since been covered with weather boards. The front door is original as are the exposed beams. One original fireplace still displays the square handmade bricks. The style belongs to those built during the early part of the 18th century. It was the home of Joseph Franklin.(Privately Owned)[57]

Ford Mansion

Morristown

1772

Residence

The headquarters of George Washington and the Continental Army during the "Hard Winter" from December 1779 until May 1780.

Liberty Hall

Union

1772

Residence

The home of William Livingston the first governor of New Jersey.

Christ Church

New Brunswick

1773 (tower)

Church

Episcopal Church, founded in 1742.

Wallace House

Somerville

1776

Residence

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