National Register of Historic Places

Littel-Lord Farmstead

Berkeley Heights, Union County, New Jersey
Listed
March 7, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79001528

About this property

The Littell–Lord Farmstead, located at 23 and 31 Horseshoe Road in the township of Berkeley Heights in Union County, New Jersey, United States, is a pastoral site reminiscent of the county's agricultural past. It was built around 1760 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1979, for its significance in agriculture, architecture, commerce, exploration/settlement, and the performing arts. It currently serves as the home and public museum of the Berkeley Heights Historical Society. The farmhouse was built around 1760 by farmer and weaver Andrew Littell, who lived there with his wife and seven children. It was passed down through the Littell family until it was sold to the Lord family in 1867. Elizabeth Wemett of the Lord family sold the property to Berkeley Heights in 1975. The farmstead property, all of which is owned by the township of Berkeley Heights, includes the main farmhouse, an adjacent Victorian annex in the Carpenter Gothic style (which served as a schoolhouse in the 1870s), a stone spring house, a summer kitchen, and 18 acres of farm and forest land.

Location

23 and 31 Horseshoe Rd.
Berkeley Heights, Union County, New Jersey
40.66867, -74.42779

Categories

COMMERCEEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTUREPERFORMING ARTSAGRICULTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Littel-Lord Farmstead listed on the National Register?

Littel-Lord Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Littel-Lord Farmstead?

Littel-Lord Farmstead is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Littel-Lord Farmstead is recorded as the industrial era.

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