Red Maple Farm

Red Maple Farm Gulick House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	263-329 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
Area	2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built	1740
NRHP reference No.	79001509 [1]
NJRHP No.	1844 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 3, 1979
Designated NJRHP	March 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]

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]

See also

• List of Underground Railroad sites
• List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, New Jersey

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 March 27, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
4. "Princeton University where guest stay". Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
5. Larrabee, E. (December 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gulick House". National Park Service. With accompanying 5 photos
6. Switala, William J. (2006), Underground railroad in New Jersey and New York, Stackpole Books, ISBN   978-0-8117-3258-1