National Register of Historic Places

Van Horne House

Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Listed
March 8, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
02000133

About this property

The Van Horne House is a historic building at 941 East Main Street near Bound Brook in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. The house was built c. 1750 and also known as Phil's Hill, after its owner, Philip Van Horne. It served as the headquarters for American General Benjamin Lincoln in 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, in particular the Battle of Bound Brook. Later, it served as the headquarters for American General William Alexander, Lord Stirling during the second Middlebrook encampment (1778–79). The house, on the early-18th-century Old York Road that connected Philadelphia to New York City, was a New Jersey landmark during the war. Since 2002, the Heritage Trail Association has used the house as its headquarters, including an exhibit space. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 2002, for its locally significant Colonial Revival architecture from 1937 to 1944.

Location

941 E. Main St.
Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
40.56172, -74.55086

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Bound Brook Station
Industrial
1.1 mi
Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook
Industrial
1.1 mi
Old Stone Arch Bridge
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1.3 mi
Staats House
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1.7 mi
Van Veghten House
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Nearby Battles

Battle of Bound Brook (Second)
1777Revolutionary War
0.7 mi
Action at Bound Brook
1777Revolutionary War
0.7 mi
Battle of Bound Brook (New Jersey)
1777Revolutionary War
1 mi
Battle of Millstone (Drake's Farm)
1777Revolutionary War
1.5 mi

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Van Horne House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 2002.

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