National Register of Historic Places

Phillips, Joseph, Farm

Titusville, Mercer County, New Jersey
Listed
May 1, 1977
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
77000879

About this property

The Howell Living History Farm, also known as the Joseph Phillips Farm, is a 130-acre (53 ha) living open-air museum located north of Titusville in the Pleasant Valley section of Hopewell Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 1977, for its significance in agriculture and architecture. The farm was included in the Pleasant Valley Historic District on June 14, 1991. The farm was first created by Joseph Phillips, a blacksmith, who purchased 125 acres (51 ha) from William Bryant in 1732. By 1800, Henry Phillips, Joseph's son, had enlarged the farm by 100 acres (40 ha). Henry served as a captain in the Hunterdon County Regiment of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. An inventory of the farm on his death in 1805 listed two teams of oxen, two slaves, a Rockingham colt, and the flax in the ground. The current buildings on the property date to the 19th century, primarily before the American Civil War. The final private owner of the farm was the Howell family, who donated the land to Mercer County in 1974 for use as a museum. The museum shows farm life from the year 1900. The farm is owned by Mercer County and operated by the Mercer County Park Commission with the support and assistance of The Friends of Howell Living History Farm. National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey Allaire Village, a similar living history museum located in Howell / Wall townships Media related to Howell Living History Farm at Wikimedia Commons

Location

Titusville, Mercer County, New Jersey
40.33890, -74.89903

Categories

AGRICULTUREARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Pleasant Valley Historic District
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0.3 mi
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Harbourton Historic District
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Lambertville House
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Nearby Battles

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First Battle of Trenton
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Battle of Assunpink Creek (Second Trenton)
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Second Battle of Trenton
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Phillips, Joseph, Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 1, 1977.

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