Red Maple Farm

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Red Maple Farm
Gulick House
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Location263-329 Raymond Road
Monmouth Junction,
South Brunswick, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°22′49″N74°35′24.7″W / 40.38028°N 74.590194°W / 40.38028; -74.590194
Area2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built1740
NRHP reference No. 79001509 [1]
NJRHP No.1844 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 1979
Designated NJRHPMarch 23, 1979

Red Maple Farm, also known as Gulick House, is a historic house and bed and breakfast located on Raymond Road west of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick in Middlesex County, New Jersey. [3] [4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 1979, for its significance in agriculture and architecture. In addition to the main house, a smoke house and barn contribute to the property. [5]

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History and description

The house was built in 1740 by Joachim Gulick whose family ran a stage line. [6] It is situated on what was the King's Highway, nearby Kingston between Princeton and New Brunswick. The house was a stop on the Underground Railroad. [6] It remained in the Gulick family until 1901. After that the property had several owners and was subsequently subdivided. [5]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System  (#79001509)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. July 15, 2022. p. 16.
  3. "Inn Seekers.com Red Maple Farm". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  4. "Princeton University where guest stay". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  5. 1 2 Larrabee, E. (December 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gulick House". National Park Service. With accompanying 5 photos
  6. 1 2 Switala, William J., Underground railroad in New Jersey and New York, ISBN   978-0-8117-3258-1