historic AMERICA’S HISTORY Native Americans and settlers, revolutionaries, farmers, seafarers, soldiers, religious leaders, abolitionists, former slaves, presidents, political leaders, writers, entertainers, inventors, educators and ordinary men, women and children of the last several centuries have all left their mark. Visit the sites that tell their story—the nation’s story. SITES & Collections Monmouth County Historical Association 732-462-1466 www.monmouthhistory.org ALLEN HOUSE O6 Sycamore Ave. and Broad St., Shrewsbury Built prior to 1700, Allen House has been restored to the midto late 18th-century period when it was a tavern known as the Blue Ball. COVENHOVEN HOUSE I8 150 West Main St., Freehold The large Georgian section of the house was built in 1752–53, and the main rooms have been furnished according to a 1790 inventory of Covenhoven’s estate. HOLMES-HENDRICKSON HOUSE L4 Longstreet & Roberts Rds., Holmdel (in Holmdel Park) Local Dutch building traditions and fashionable Georgian architecture are illustrated in the house, begun about 1754. Mid-18th-century furnishings complement the unusually intact and carefully restored building. MARLPIT HALL N3 137 Kings Highway, Middletown This rare example of colonial architecture reflects the evolution of building traditions in New Jersey. Its furnishings reflect periods from 1685 through 1820. It is now a stop on the New Jersey Women’s Heritage Trail. MONMOUTH COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION MUSEUM & LIBRARY I8 70 Court St., Freehold Period rooms exhibit American furniture, porcelain, glass, silver and paintings from the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries. The library contains source materials pertaining to Monmouth County and New Jersey history and genealogy. TAYLOR-BUTLER HOUSE M3 124 Kings Highway, Middletown Built in 1853 by merchants in the China trade, the house was furnished with Taylor family heirlooms and treasures. The house is available for events and meetings. Monmouth Battlefield Photo by K. Genieczko 36 www.sparkvisitmonmouth.com Photo by C. Leslie
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