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List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey

This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of New Jersey in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in New Jersey and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology, architectural studies, and historical records. Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture or earlier.To be listed here a site must:

  • date from prior to 1776; or
  • be the oldest building in a county, large city, or oldest of its type (church, government building, etc.),

Colonial era

BuildingImagePlaceYearPurposeNotes
C. A. Nothnagle Log House Gibbstown1638–43 c. 1638–43ResidencePurportedly the oldest surviving log house in the U.S., once part of New Sweden, and the oldest house in NJ, and hence Gloucester County[1][2]
Swedish Granary[3][4]Hopewell

Greenwich

1650/1780sRelocated. Once part of New Sweden, purportedly the oldest surviving building of its type in the US and likely oldest structure in Cumberland County[1] Dendrochronology study from 2018 states a date in the 1780s.[5]
Sip Manor[6][7][8] Jersey City
Westfield		1666ResidenceOriginally part of Bergen, New Netherland, relocated in 1926 from Hudson County[9][10] and now oldest building in Union County[11]
Parker Homestead Little Silver1667ResidenceOne of the oldest homes in Monmouth County[12]
Old Mill at Tinton Falls Tinton Falls1674 c. 1674Mill
Obisquahassit[13][14][1]Lower Penns Neck1678ResidenceOldest house in Salem County

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

Stone House by the Stone House Brook[15][16] South Orangepre-1680ResidenceOldest house in Essex County. Original stone walls are visible within enveloping Queen Anne Victorian added in two stages in 1876 and prior to 1896.
Nathaniel Bonnell House Elizabeth1682 (1670)Oldest house in Elizabethtown, original capital of Province of New Jersey and oldest original building in Union County
6 West Pearl Street
Penn's Brew House		Burlington1682ResidenceOldest brewhouse in state
Aaron Dunn Homestead Woodbridge1685[17]ResidencePossibly the oldest house in Woodbridge and Middlesex County.
Buckelew Mansion Jamesburg1685 c. 1685[18][19]ResidenceOne room in the house dates to 1685 c. 1685, possibly oldest in Middlesex County. House was expanded, most recently in the 19th century, and is also known as Lakeview
Revell House[20][1] Burlington1685ResidenceOldest house in Burlington County
Chew-Powell House Gloucester Township1688ResidenceOldest house in Camden County[1]
Ladd's Castle West Deptford Township1688–90 c. 1688–90ResidenceHome to the surveyor John Ladd who assisted William Penn in planning Philadelphia.[1] Oldest brick house in Gloucester County
Hendrick Fisher House[21][22] Franklin1688ResidenceOldest structure in Somerset County
substantially renovated in early 20th century, now owned by Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA
Newkirk House[23][24] Jersey City1690 c. 1690CommercialOldest building in Hudson County, originally built as homestead
Caesar Hoskins Log Cabin Mauricetown1690ResidenceOldest house in Cumberland County
Robinson Plantation House[25] Clark1690 c. 1690Residence
Coxe Hall Cottage[26][1]Cold Spring1691MuseumOldest extant structure in Cape May County once part of complex belonging to Daniel Coxe. Relocated/reconstructed at Historic Cold Spring Village
Griffith Morgan House Pennsauken Township1693Residence
Joseph Cooper House[1] Camden1695AbandonedOldest house in Camden
Roof burnt about 2005 and in danger of complete collapse.
Schuyler-Colfax House[27] Wayne1695ResidenceOldest buildings in Passaic County
John Mason HouseElsinboro1695ResidenceOldest part has patterned brick, date stone marked 1695[28][29]
St. John's Parsonage Elizabeth1696ParsonageOldest religious building in Elizabeth
Thomas Maskel House Greenwich Township1698Residence
Andrews-Barlett Homestead[30][31]Tuckerton Seaport1699UnusedLikely the oldest house in Ocean County[1]
Mortonson-Van Leer Log Cabin Swedesboro1700 c. 1700One of the oldest Swedish-Finnish log buildings in America, adjacent to Trinity Church Cemetery
Westerbrook–Bell House[32][33]Sandyston Township1701 c. 1701ResidenceOldest house in Sussex County
St. Mary's Episcopal Church Burlington1703ReligiousOldest church in New Jersey[34]
Mullica HouseMullica Hill1704ResidenceBuilt by Swedish settler (with Finnish ancestry) Eric Mullica. Log house, which has survived more than 300 years and also hurricane Sandy, which destroyed many other buildings.
Mead–Van Duyne House Wayne1706MuseumSecond oldest surviving Dutch stone house in Passaic County[35]
Isaac Watson House[36] Hamilton1708MuseumOldest building in Mercer County, restored in 1964 as headquarters of the NJ Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Jonathan Singletary Dunham House Woodbridge Township1709ResidenceBuilt by Jonathan Singletary Dunham, who built the first gristmill in New Jersey and was a member of the New Jersey Assembly[37] Date of 1709 ascertained through tree-ring dating.
Rockingham Rocky Hill
Kingston		1710 c. 1710MuseumJohn Berrien's house 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: 1897, 1956, and 2001.[38]
Plume House Newark1710RectoryLocated near I-280 the house is threatened by pollution and vibration, and considered one of the 10 most threatened historical sites in the state[39]
Sydenham House Newark1711ResidenceOldest private home in Newark
John Holcombe House Delaware Township1711MuseumPart of Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead Museum. Oldest house in Hunterdon County[40][41][42]
Shinn Curtis Log House Mount Holly1712
Perth Amboy City Hall Perth Amboy1714–1717City hallOldest city hall in US
Woodbury Friends' Meetinghouse[43] Woodbury1715ReligiousOldest Friends meeting house
Seaville Friends Meeting House[44] Seaville1717ReligiousFriends meeting house
William Green House Ewing Township, New Jersey1717-1830Residence (abandoned)On grounds of The College of New Jersey
William Trent House Trenton1719ResidenceOldest house in Trenton, the state capitol, and served unofficially as governor's residence
Martin Berry House Pequannock Township1720ResidenceFormer residence of Samuel Berry, Berry's were first family to settle Pompton Plains
Matthias Hendricke Smock House[45] Piscataway1720Residence
Seabrook–Wilson House Middletown1720Family tradition states that the house was built in 1663 by Thomas Whitlock, who came to the colony in 1648.
Van Wickle House[46] Franklin Township1722House
Daniel Demarest House Dumont1724ResidenceOldest building in Bergen County
PeachfieldWestampton Township1725
Somers Mansion Somers Point1725ResidenceOldest intact house in Atlantic County[47]
Van Veghten House Finderne1725 c. 1725MuseumHeadquarters of Quartermaster General Nathanael Greene during the second (winter of 1778–79) Middlebrook encampment in the American Revolutionary War[48]
Solitude House High Bridge1725 c. 1725UnusedHome of Robert Taylor, superintendent of the Union Iron Works, founded 1742. Temporary prison for John Penn and Benjamin Chew during the American Revolutionary War.[49]
Davenport–Demarest House Montville1730 c. 1730Residence
Morven Princeton1730ResidenceServed as the state's first Governor's mansion from 1945–1981.
Joseph Ware House Hancock's Bridge1730 c. 1730Residence
Holcombe House Lambertville1733 c. 1733ResidenceServed as the headquarters of George Washington and the Continental Army, July 1777 and June 1778.[50]
Hancock House Lower Alloways Creek Township1734ResidenceMajor John Graves Simcoe led approximately 300 British soldiers and Queen's Rangers through a marsh and across Alloway Creek to surround Hancock House. They surprised 20 to 30 members of the local militia stationed there, along with Judge Hancock, killing most of them.
Old Salem County Courthouse Salem1735CourthouseOldest active courthouse in New Jersey and second oldest courthouse in continuous use in the United States.[51] Enlarged in 1817 and 1908, served as the courthouse for Salem County until 1969 and today for Salem City Municipal Court.[52][53]
Wortendyke BarnPark Ridge1735BarnOne of oldest New World Dutch barns
Woodruff House Hillside1735Residence/Hillside Historical Society
Droeschers Mill Cranford1737CommercialOldest continuously operated commercial building in New Jersey
Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting Upper Freehold Township1737ChurchYe Olde Yellow Meeting House, oldest Baptist Meetinghouse[54]
Buccleuch Mansion New Brunswick1739ResidenceVisited by several prominent men, such as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, General Kosciusko, General Gates, and John Hancock.
Hopper-Goetschius House Upper Saddle River1739
Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge Clark1720–1740 c. 1720–1740
Cedar Bridge TavernBarnegatc. 1740UnoccupiedBelieved to contain oldest intact bar in the U.S. Site of the last skirmish of the American Revolutionary War.
The Red House Ringwoodc. 1740UnoccupiedOldest structure in Ringwood, NJ, located on the grounds of Ringwood State Park.[55]
Dey Mansion Wayne1740ResidenceServed as the headquarters of George Washington and the Continental Army from October to November 1780.
Staats House South Bound Brook1740 c. 1740ResidenceServed as the headquarters of Baron William Frederick Von Steuben in the spring of 1779.
Van Vorst House[56] Jersey City1740 c. 1740ResidenceOldest private home in Jersey City
Van Wagenen House Jersey Cityca 1740sMuseumUndergoing restoration per 2009
Ayers-Allen House
aka Allen House Tavern		 Metuchen, New Jerseyca 174040°32′40″N 74°21′52″W / 40.54444°N 74.36444°W / 40.54444; -74.36444
Oxford Furnace Oxford1741FurnaceFirst hot blast furnace in United States
Cornelius Low House Piscataway1741Residence
Hutchings Homestead Springfield1741ResidenceColloquially known as the "Cannon Ball House", it served as a British field hospital during the Battle of Springfield (1780)
Updike Parsonage BarnCranbury1741BarnOne of oldest barns in state
Trinity Church Newark1742ChurchOldest church in Newark
Joseph Shinn House Woodstown1742ResidenceAlso known as the Old Red House
Richard Holcombe House Delaware Township1744UnusedExpanded in 1811.[57]
Nathaniel Drake House Plainfield1746MuseumGeorge 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 HouseWestville1746Residence[58]
Zion Lutheran[59] Oldwick1749ChurchOldest Lutheran church in New Jersey
Boxwood Hall Elizabeth1750 c. 1750ResidenceHome of Elias Boudinot, signer of the Treaty of Paris (1783) and the 10th President of the Continental Congress 1782–1783.
Indian King Tavern Haddonfield1750TavernServed 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.
Isaac Onderdonk House Piscataway1750Residence
Simon Van Duyne House Montville1750 c. 1750Residence
Old Dutch Parsonage Somerville1751ParsonageJacob Rutsen Hardenbergh lived here and helped establish Queen's College, now known as 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 when the railroad went through its original location.
Old Tennent Church Manalapan1751ChurchUsed as a field hospital during the Battle of Monmouth [60]
Vreeland Homestead Nutley1751 c. 1751MuseumOperated by the Nutley Historical Society.[61]
Mount Holly Firehouse Mount Holly1752FirehouseOldest firehouse in the US, established by what is now the oldest continuously operating volunteer fire department in the US[62][63]
Steuben House New Bridge Landing1752Museum
Neshanic Reformed Church Hillsborough Township1752ChurchOldest church in New Jersey that is continuously used for its original purpose.[64]
Dirck Gulick House Montgomery Township1752MuseumOperated by the Van Harlingen Historical Society
Covenhoven HouseFreehold, New Jersey1752-53Museum
Bishop–Irick Farmstead Vincentown1753HouseHeadquarters and Visitors Center for the Pinelands Preservation Alliance[65]
Nassau Hall Princeton1754AcademicHoused the entire United States government in 1783
Holmes-Hendrickson House Holmdel1754[66]Residence
Dickinson House (Alloway, New Jersey) Alloway Township, New Jersey1754Residence
Johannes Parlaman House Montville1755Residence
Shippen Manor Oxford1755ResidencePossibly oldest house in Warren County
John Van Doren House Millstone1755 c. 1755ResidenceServed as the headquarters for George Washington, the night of January 3–4, 1777 after the Battle of Princeton.
Gabreil Daveis Tavern House Glendora1756Tavernalso 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.
Samuel Fleming HouseFlemington1756Housealso known as Flemington Castle, is an historic home located in Flemington, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The building is now operated as a museum. It is the oldest surviving house in the borough. It is part of the Flemington Historic District.
Alloways Creek Friends Meetinghouse Hancock's Bridge1756Residence
Steele-Condit House Roseland1757ResidenceBuilt approx 1720–1730. First recorded in 1757. Post-and-Beam construction. Oldest house in Roseland.[67] Served as first school to area.
Old Barracks Trenton1758MilitaryLast of its type, now National Historic Landmark & museum
Brainerd Schoolhouse[68][69] Mount Holly1759SchoolOldest one room school, now a museum
William Chamberlain House[70] East Amwell1760Residence
John Reading Farmstead Raritan Township1760ResidenceHome of John Reading, former governor of New Jersey, 1757–1758.
White Hill MansionFieldsboro1760unused[71][72][73][74][75][76][77]
Mount Bethel Baptist Meetinghouse Warren Township1761MuseumIn Somerset County
John Newbold House Chesterfield Township1761 c. 1761InnAt Fernbrook Farms in Burlington County
Proprietary House Perth Amboy1762GovernmentOldest remaining colonial proprietary governor's residence in the original Thirteen States
Seven Stars Tavern Pilesgrove Township1762TavernIn Salem County
Van Syckel's Tavern Van Syckel1763TavernIn Hunterdon County.[78]
Caspar Westervelt House Teaneck1763Residence
Sandy Hook Light Sandy Hook1764LighthouseOldest surviving lighthouse in the United States.
Franklin HouseWoodburypre-1765ResidenceBuilt before 1765 and originally a log cabin, the oldest surviving house in Woodbury was bought by a Joseph Franklin in 1823, and remained in his family until 1911. The exterior logs are intact but now have weatherboard cladding. Its front door, exposed beams, and one fireplace made from square handmade bricks are original.[79][80][81]
Thatcher House Kingwood Township1765Residence
George Jr. and Sarah Morgan House Washington Township1765 c. 1765Museum
Kingsland Manor Nutley1768ResidenceBuilt as a farmhouse in 1768 and expanded between 1790 and 1796 by Joseph Kingsland.
Samuel Johnson House Franklin Corners1770 c. 1770Residence
Liberty Hall Union1772ResidenceThe home of William Livingston the first governor of New Jersey.
Rancocas Friends Meeting House Rancocas1772Religious
Crosswicks Friends Meeting House Crosswicks1773Religious
Christ Church New Brunswick1773 (tower)ChurchEpiscopal Church, founded in 1742.
Campbell-Christie House River Edge1774MuseumPart of Historic New Bridge Landing
Ford Mansion Morristown1774MuseumThe headquarters of George Washington and the Continental Army during the "Hard Winter" from December 1779 until May 1780.
Boudinot–Southard Farmstead Bernards Townshippre-1776ResidenceElias Boudinot moved here in November 1776.
Wallace House Somerville1776ResidenceServed as headquarters of General George Washington during the second Middlebrook encampment (1778–79)

Post 1776

BuildingImageLocationFirst BuiltUseNotes
First Reformed Dutch Church Hackensack1781ReligiousOldest Dutch Reformed Church
Rahway and Plainfield Friends Meeting House Plainfield1788ReligiousFirst house of worship in Plainfield
New Jersey State House Trenton1792GovernmentSecond oldest statehouse in continuous use in the U.S.[82]
Old Queens New Brunswick1809AcademicOldest building at Rutgers University.
Burlington County Prison Mount Holly1811PrisonPossibly oldest prison building, which operated from 1811 to 1965
Pompton Reformed ChurchPompton Lakes1814Religious
Barrow Mansion Jersey City1835 c. 1835Private homeAdapted as community center beginning in 1890s
Stratford Quaker Store Stratford1840 c. 1840General StoreFoundation from 1740s, rebuilt circa 1840
Jonathan Pyne House Cape May1844ResidenceIn Cape May County.[1] 2006 Dendrochronological survey provided date of 1844.
Saint Francis Roman Catholic ChurchTrenton1846ChurchOldest Roman Catholic church. Catholics became entitled to own property only with the passage of the state's revised constitution in 1840.[83]
Spermacetti Cove Life-saving StationSandy Hook
Highlands		1849MaritimeLast surviving of first federally built by United States Life-Saving Service
Relocated from Fort Hancock to Navesink Twin Lights in 1954[84][85]
Long-a-Coming Depot Berlin1856Rail stationOldest railroad station
Ramsey Station Ramsey1868Railroad StationOldest passenger station in service
Market St. FirehouseMorristown1870FirehouseOldest firehouse in Morris County
Mount Pisgah AME Church[86]Salem1871ChurchOldest African Methodist Episcopal Church
Chalfonte Hotel[87] Cape May1876HotelOldest continuously operated hotel on the East Coast of the US and contributing property to the Cape May Historic District.
Congregation Adas Emuno Hoboken1883SynagogueOldest surviving synagogue building in New Jersey[88]
Weehawken Water Tower Weehawken1883Water towerPossibly oldest water tower
East Jersey State Prison Avenel1901Prison
Better known by its original name, Rahway State Prison, oldest operating prison
Firemen's Insurance Company Building Newark1910SkyscraperThe 220 foot (67m) 19 story building is the oldest existing skyscraper is located in the Four Corners Historic District[89][90][91]
Max's DinerHarrison1927RestaurantOldest diner[92][93]
Newark Airport Administration BuildingNewark1935AviationFirst airport terminal in the United States[94]

relocated in 2002[95][96][97]

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Forked River1969Nuclear power stationOldest operating nuclear power station in the United States
Either the Caesars Atlantic City or Bally's Atlantic CityAtlantic City1979Gambling CasinoOldest legal purpose-built gambling casino. (While Resorts Casino Hotel is a year older, it used an existing building for its business, Haddon Hall. Caesar's expanded a pre-existing building for its casino.)
Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm Atlantic City2005Wind farmThe first coastal wind farm in the United States and New Jersey's first wind farm, consisting of five towers

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