Fosterfields

Fosterfields, also known as Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, is a 213.4-acre (86.4 ha) farm and open-air museum located at the junction of Mendham and Kahdena Roads in Morris Township, New Jersey. Listed as the Joseph W. Revere House, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 20, 1973 for its significance in art, architecture, literature, and military history.[5] The boundary was increased on October 9, 1991.[6] It was listed as a contributing property of the Washington Valley Historic District on November 12, 1992.[7]

Fosterfields
Joseph W. Revere House
LocationJunction of Mendham and Kahdena Roads, Morris Township, New Jersey
Coordinates40°48′6″N 74°30′16″W
Area213.4 acres (86.4 ha)[1]
Built1854 (1854)
ArchitectJoseph Warren Revere
Architectural styleGothic Revival style
Part ofWashington Valley Historic District (ID92001583)
NRHP reference No.73001127[2] (original)
91000478[3] (increase)
NJRHP No.2175; 2176[4]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1973
Boundary increaseOctober 9, 1991
Designated CPNovember 12, 1992
Designated NJRHPJanuary 29, 1973
March 11, 1991

History

The house was designed in 1854 with Gothic Revival style by General Joseph Warren Revere (1812–1880), a veteran of the American Civil War and grandson of American Revolutionary War patriot Paul Revere.[5] In 1872, injuries forced Revere to move to Morristown and the Joseph W. Revere house, also known as The Willows, was rented to the author Bret Harte.[8] In 1881, Charles Grant Foster (1843–1927) purchased the farm and named it Fosterfields. He bought purebred Jersey cows from Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands, to establish his dairy farm. His daughter, Caroline Rose Foster (1877–1979), bequeathed the estate to the Morris County Park Commission to preserve the farm.[6][9][10]

Museum

Fosterfields is one of New Jersey's three "Living Historical Farms."[11] The property is an open-air museum to farm life as it was in the early 20th century. Visitors can see farm animals, a farmer plowing and planting fields and help perform daily farm tasks.[1]

  • Information sign
  • The barn at Fosterfields

See also

References
  1. "Fosterfields Living Historical Farm". Morris County Park Commission.
  2. "National Register Information System – (#73001127)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. "National Register Information System – (#91000478)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  4. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2020. p. 14.
  5. Gamble, Robert S.; Kerschner, Terry (July 19, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Joseph W. Revere House". National Park Service. With accompanying 2 photos
  6. Strathearn, Nancy (August 16, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fosterfields (Boundary Increase)". National Park Service. With accompanying 28 photos
  7. Foster, Janet W. (November 12, 1992). "NRHP Nomination: Washington Valley Historic District". National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)"Accompanying 56 photos, from 1991". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "Map of Fosterfields". The Friends of Fosterfields and Cooper Mill.
  9. Gorce, Tammy La (March 12, 2011). "Grandma's Recipes, Made With Her Tools (Published 2011)" – via NYTimes.com.
  10. Gorce, Tammy La (June 5, 2010). "Plenty of Reasons to Leave the House (Published 2010)" – via NYTimes.com.
  11. Jacobs, Muriel (September 14, 1986). "ANTIQUES; LEARNING ABOUT VICTORIAN HOUSES (Published 1986)" – via NYTimes.com.

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