Liberty Corner, New Jersey

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Liberty Corner, New Jersey
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Liberty Corner
Location in Somerset County
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Liberty Corner
Location in New Jersey
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Liberty Corner
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°39′53″N074°34′39″W / 40.66472°N 74.57750°W / 40.66472; -74.57750
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Somerset
Township Bernards
Area
[1]
  Total1.93 sq mi (5.00 km2)
  Land1.92 sq mi (4.98 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
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236 ft (72 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total1,877
  Density976.59/sq mi (377.00/km2)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code
07938
Area code 908
FIPS code 34-40140 [4]
GNIS feature ID877746 [2]

Liberty Corner is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [5] located in Bernards Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [6] [7] Liberty Corner is about 3+34 miles (6.0 km) south of Bernardsville. Liberty Corner has a post office with ZIP code 07938. [8] The Liberty Corner Historic District was listed on the state and national registers of historic places in 1991.

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Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1877. [3]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 1,877
U.S. Decennial Census [9]
2020 [3]

History

In 1722, the area was known by its primary landholder, John Annin, as "Annin's Corner." This was changed to "Liberty Corner" during the American Revolution. [10]

On August 29, 1781, the First Brigade of the French Army, the Expédition Particulière, under command of the French general Comte de Rochambeau, camped here by Bullion's Tavern, along the route to Yorktown, Virginia. The next day they marched to the campground at Somerset Courthouse, now Millstone. The American Continental Army marched nearby along different roads as part of this joint effort. [11] [12]

The Bonnie Brae School for boys was an orphanage in the area. It was founded in 1916 as a "working farm" for boys. [13] [14] in 2018 it accepts boys that have been emotionally maltreated. [15]

Historic district

Liberty Corner Historic District
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Eclectic Revival style house
LocationRoughly, junction of Church Street and Valley and Lyons Roads, and area West and Southwest
Area142.3 acres (57.6 ha)
Built1869 (1869)
Built byJames A. Goltra
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 91001477 [16]
NJRHP No.2473 [17]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 1991
Designated NJRHPAugust 16, 1991

The Liberty Corner Historic District is a historic district in the village. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 11, 1991, for its significance in community development and architecture from 1865 to 1935. [18]

Education

Liberty Corner Elementary, built in c.1904, is located in the area. It is the oldest school in the Bernards Township School District. It once instructed grades 1 through 8. In 2018, it taught 550 students in grades K-5. [19]

Points of interest

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Liberty Corner include:

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