List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey


This article attempts to list the oldest buildings surviving in the state of New Jersey in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in New Jersey and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology, architectural studies, and historical records. Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture or earlier.
To be listed here a site must:
BuildingImagePlaceYearPurposeNotes
C. A. Nothnagle Log HouseGibbstownResidencePurportedly the oldest surviving log house in the U.S., once part of New Sweden, and the oldest house in NJ, and hence Gloucester County
Swedish GranaryHopewell

Greenwich		1650/1780sRelocated. Once part of New Sweden, purportedly the oldest surviving building of its type in the USA and likely oldest structure in Cumberland County Dendrochronology study from 2018 states a date in the 1780s.
Sip ManorJersey City
Westfield		1666ResidenceOriginally part of Bergen, New Netherland, relocated in 1926 from Hudson County and now oldest building in Union County
Parker HomesteadLittle Silver1667ResidenceOne of the oldest homes in Monmouth County
Old Mill at Tinton FallsTinton FallsMill
ObisquahassitLower Penns Neck1678ResidenceOldest house in Salem County

Obisquahassit was the sachem who sold land to Anders Seneca, son of one of the first settlers to New Sweden who bought a large tract before Fenwick's Colony was established.
Nathaniel Bonnell HouseElizabeth1682 Oldest house in Elizabethtown, original capital of Province of New Jersey and oldest original building in Union County
6 West Pearl Street
Penn's Brew House		Burlington1682ResidenceOldest brewhouse in state
Aaron Dunn HomesteadWoodbridge1685ResidencePossibly the oldest house in Woodbridge and Middlesex County.
Buckelew MansionJamesburgResidenceOne room in the house dates to, possibly oldest in Middlesex County. House was expanded, most recently in the 19th century, and is also known as Lakeview
Revell HouseBurlington1685ResidenceOldest house in Burlington County
Chew-Powell HouseGloucester Township1688ResidenceOldest house in Camden County
Ladd's CastleWest DeptfordResidenceHome to the surveyor who assisted William Penn in planning Philadelphia
Hendrick Fisher HouseFranklin1688ResidenceOldest structure in Somerset County
substantially renovated in early 20th century, now owned by Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA
Newkirk HouseJersey CityCommercialOldest building in Hudson County, originally built as homestead
Caesar Hoskins Log CabinMauricetown1690ResidenceOldest house in Cumberland County
Robinson Plantation HouseClarkResidence
Coxe Hall CottageCold Spring1691MuseumOldest extant structure in Cape May County once part of complex belonging to Daniel Coxe. Relocated/reconstructed at Historic Cold Spring Village
Griffith Morgan HousePennsauken Township1693Residence
Jonathan Pyne HouseCape May1694ResidenceOldest house in Cape May County
Joseph Cooper HouseCamden1695AbandonedOldest house in Camden
Roof burnt about 2005 and in danger of complete collapse.
Schuyler-Colfax HouseWayne1695ResidenceOldest buildings in Passaic County
St. John's ParsonageElizabeth1696ParsonageOldest religious building in Elizabeth
Andrews-Barlett HomesteadTuckerton Seaport1699UnusedLikely the oldest house in Ocean County
Mortonson-Van Leer Log CabinSwedesboroOne of the oldest Swedish-Finnish log buildings in America, adjacent to Trinity Church Cemetery
Jonathan Singletary Dunham HouseWoodbridge TownshipResidenceBuilt by Jonathan Singletary Dunham, who built the first gristmill in New Jersey, was a member of the New Jersey Assembly, and is President Barack Obama's eighth great-grandfather,
Westerbrook–Bell HouseSandyston Townshipca 1701ResidenceOldest house in Sussex County
Vreeland HomesteadNutley1702ResidencePossibly oldest house in Essex County
St. Mary's Episcopal ChurchBurlington1703ReligiousOldest church in New Jersey
Mullica HouseMullica Hill1704ResidenceBuilt by a Finnish settler Eric Mullica. Log house, which has survived more than 300 years and also hurricane Sandy, which destroyed many other buildings.
Isaac Watson HouseHamilton1708MuseumOldest building in Mercer County, restored in 1964 as headquarters of the NJ Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
RockinghamRocky Hill
Kingston		MuseumJohn Berrien's house served as the headquarters for George Washington and the Continental Army from August 23, 1783 to November 10, 1783.
The house has been relocated three times: 1897, 1956, and 2001.
Plume HouseNewark1710RectoryLocated near I-280 the house is threatened by pollution and vibration, and considered one of the 10 most threatened historical sites in the state
Sydenham HouseNewark1711ResidenceOldest private home in Newark
John Holcombe HouseDelaware Township1711MuseumPart of Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead Museum. Oldest house in Hunterdon County
Shinn Curtis Log HouseMount Holly1712
Perth Amboy City HallPerth Amboy1714–1717City hallOldest city hall in USA
Woodbury Friends' MeetinghouseWoodbury1715ReligiousOldest Friends meeting house
Seaville Friends Meeting HouseSeaville1717ReligiousFriends meeting house
William Trent HouseTrenton1719ResidenceOldest house in Trenton, the state capitol, and served unofficially as governor's residence
Martin Berry HousePequannock Township1720ResidenceFormer residence of Samuel Berry, Berry's were first family to settle Pompton Plains
Matthias Hendricke Smock HousePiscataway1720Residence
Seabrook–Wilson HouseMiddletown1720Family tradition states that the house was built in 1663 by Thomas Whitlock, who came to the colony in 1648.
Van Wickle HouseFranklin Township1722House
Daniel Demarest HouseDumont1724ResidenceOldest building in Bergen County
Somers MansionSomers Point1725ResidenceOldest intact house in Atlantic County
Van Veghten HouseFinderneMuseumHeadquarters of Quartermaster General Nathanael Greene during the second Middlebrook encampment in the American Revolutionary War
MorvenPrinceton1730ResidenceServed as the state's first Governor's mansion from 1945–1981.
Holcombe HouseLambertvilleResidenceServed as the headquarters of George Washington and the Continental Army, July 1777 and June 1778.
Hancock HouseLower Alloways Creek Township1734ResidenceMajor John Graves Simcoe led approximately 300 British soldiers and Queen's Rangers through a marsh and across Alloway Creek to surround Hancock House. They surprised 20 to 30 members of the local militia stationed there, along with Judge Hancock, killing most of them.
Old Salem County CourthouseSalem1735CourthouseOldest active courthouse in New Jersey and second oldest courthouse in continuous use in the United States. Enlarged in 1817 and 1908, served as the courthouse for Salem County until 1969 and today for Salem City Municipal Court.
Wortendyke BarnPark Ridge1735BarnOne of oldest New World Dutch barns
Droeschers MillCranford1737CommercialOldest continuously operated commercial building in New Jersey
Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting aka
Ye Olde Yellow Meeting House		Imlaystown1737ChurchOldest Baptist Meetinghouse
Buccleuch MansionNew Brunswick1739ResidenceVisited by several prominent men, such as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, General Kosciusko, General Gates, and John Hancock.
Cedar Bridge TavernBarnegatc. 1740UnoccupiedBelieved to contain oldest intact bar in the U.S. Site of the last skirmish of the American Revolutionary War.
The Red HouseRingwoodc. 1740UnoccupiedOldest structure in Ringwood, NJ, located on the grounds of Ringwood State Park.
Dey MansionWayne1740ResidenceServed as the headquarters of George Washington and the Continental Army from October to November 1780.
Staats HouseSouth Bound BrookResidenceServed as the headquarters of Baron William Frederick Von Steuben in the spring of 1779.
Van Vorst HouseJersey CityResidenceOldest private home in Jersey City
Van Wagenen HouseJersey Cityca 1740sMuseumUndergoing restoration per 2009
Ayers-Allen House
aka Allen House Tavern		Metuchen, New Jerseyca 1740
Oxford FurnaceOxford1741FurnaceFirst hot blast furnace in United States
Cornelius Low HousePiscataway1741Residence
Hutchings HomesteadSpringfield1741ResidenceColloquially known as the "Cannon Ball House", it served as a British field hospital during the Battle of Springfield
Updike Parsonage BarnCranbury1741BarnOne of oldest barns in state
Trinity ChurchNewark1742ChurchOldest church in Newark
Richard Holcombe HouseDelaware Township1744UnusedExpanded in 1811.
Nathaniel Drake HousePlainfield1746MuseumGeorge Washington briefly stayed at the house during the Battle of Short Hills. Currently operated as the Drake House Museum and home of the Historical Society of Plainfield.
Thomas West HouseWestville1746ResidenceLocal lore states that the old Thomas West house was used as a stopping-off place for the underground railroad, which was used during the Civil War for helping the blacks to escape to the North. There were tunnels which led from the Creek bank to the basement of the house.
Zion LutheranOldwick1749ChurchOldest Lutheran church in New Jersey
Boxwood HallElizabethResidenceHome of Elias Boudinot, signer of the Treaty of Paris and the 10th President of the Continental Congress 1782–1783.
Indian King TavernHaddonfield1750TavernServed as the meeting place for the New Jersey General Assembly to ratify the Declaration of Independence and adopt the Great Seal of the State of New Jersey in 1777.
Isaac Onderdonk HousePiscataway1750Residence
Old Dutch ParsonageSomerville1751ParsonageJacob Rutsen Hardenbergh lived here and helped establish Queen's College, now known as Rutgers University. The original site was on the north side of the street, just east of the Wallace House, but the house was moved west when the railroad went through its original location.
Mount Holly FirehouseMount Holly1752FirehouseOldest firehouse in the USA, established by what is now the oldest continuously operating volunteer fire department in the USA
Steuben HouseNew Bridge Landing1752Museum
Covenhoven HouseFreehold, New Jersey1752-53Museum
Nassau HallPrinceton1754AcademicHoused the entire United States government in 1783
Holmes-Hendrickson HouseHolmdel1754Residence
Dickinson House Alloway Township, New Jersey1754Residence
Shippen ManorOxford1755ResidencePossibly oldest house in Warren County
John Van Doren HouseMillstoneResidenceServed as the headquarters for George Washington, the night of January 3–4, 1777 after the Battle of Princeton.
Gabreil Daveis Tavern HouseGlendora1756Tavernalso known as the Hillman Hospital House, this tavern was built in 1756 near the Big Timber Creek and housed boatmen who used the creek to ship goods to Philadelphia. It was designated a hospital by George Washington during the Revolutionary War.
Samuel Fleming HouseFlemington1756Housealso known as Flemington Castle, is an historic home located in Flemington, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The building is now operated as a museum. It is the oldest surviving house in the borough. It is part of the Flemington Historic District.
Steele-Condit HouseRoseland1757ResidenceBuilt approx 1720–1730. First recorded in 1757. Post & Beam construction. Oldest house in Roseland. Served as first school to area.
Old BarracksTrenton1758MilitaryLast of its type, now National Historic Landmark & museum
Brainerd SchoolhouseMount Holly1759SchoolOldest one room school, now a museum
William Chamberlain HouseEast Amwell1760Residence
Proprietary HousePerth Amboy1762GovernmentOldest remaining colonial proprietary governor's residence in the original Thirteen States
Sandy Hook LightSandy Hook1764LighthouseOldest surviving lighthouse in the United States.
Franklin HouseWoodburypre-1765ResidenceBuilt before 1765 and originally a log cabin, the oldest surviving house in Woodbury was bought by a Joseph Franklin in 1823, and remained in his family until 1911. The exterior logs are intact but now have weatherboard cladding. Its front door, exposed beams, and one fireplace made from square handmade bricks are original.
Ford MansionMorristown1772ResidenceThe headquarters of George Washington and the Continental Army during the "Hard Winter" from December 1779 until May 1780.
Liberty HallUnion1772ResidenceThe home of William Livingston the first governor of New Jersey.
Christ ChurchNew Brunswick1773 ChurchEpiscopal Church, founded in 1742.
Wallace HouseSomerville1776ResidenceServed as headquarters of General George Washington during the second Middlebrook encampment

Post 1776