Joseph Dorset Taylor and Mary Holmes Taylor, for whom this house was built, had been married in 1849. Both resided in New York where Joseph was a very prosperous merchant who worked with his uncle, Mary’s father. Both had been proud descendants of the Taylors of Marlpit Hall which had remained in Mary’s side of the family members. After their marriage, Joseph and Mary decided to move back to Middletown and construct a grand home on the family members homestead.

Picturesque after a snowfall, full of fascinating history throughout the year, any day is a great time to visit this wonderful historic site and learn more about the Waln family and the evolution of Walnford over two centuries – from an 18th century industrial village and family farm to an elegant country estate. At the heart of the Crosswicks Creek Greenway (1436 acres), the site showcases over 200 years of social, technological and environmental history through the Waln family. The historic district includes 36 acres of field, woodland and wetlands. Pets are not allowed on the site.

Weekend in Old Monmouth returns again with 40 historic sites throughout Monmouth County opening their doors to visitors interested in local history. Hours for most sites are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 30 and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 1. “Forty historic sites will participate in the third Weekend in Old Monmouth event,” said Freeholder Lillian G. Burry, liaison to the county’s Historical Commission, coordinator of the weekend event. “Independent and local historic sites are generally operated independently of one another, but this special tour project synchronizes the hours of operation so history buffs can walk or drive to many of the county’s richest historic places and enjoy them in the spring.”

Marlpit Hall, built circa 1756, was home to Edward Taylor, a prosperous landowner and merchant who was active in colonial government and an ardent loyalist. The Taylor’s lost much in their wealth and influence after the Revolutionary War but retained the family farm. In 1936, Mrs. J. Amery Haskell presented this historic property to the MCHA. She had purchased, restored and finished it as a historic house museum. Today it is part of the New Jerse Women’s Heritage Trail.

Picturesque after a snowfall, full of fascinating history throughout the year, any day is a great time to visit this wonderful historic site and learn more about the Waln family and the evolution of Walnford over two centuries – from an 18th century industrial village and family farm to an elegant country estate. At the heart of the Crosswicks Creek Greenway (1436 acres), the site showcases over 200 years of social, technological and environmental history through the Waln family. The historic district includes 36 acres of field, woodland and wetlands. Pets are not allowed on the site.

If you love visiting historic sites in the Jersey Shore, you will enjoy the Sea Girt Lighthouse. On March 2, 1889, Congress approved $20,000 for the establishment of a lighthouse in the vicinity of Squan Inlet. It would become the last live-in lighthouse to be built on the Atlantic Coast.