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The Jacobus Vanderveer House is situated in Somerset County, in Bedminster Township, New Jersey.

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The Jacobus Vanderveer house is conveniently located near Routes 78, 287, 22 at the River Road Exit of Routes 202/206 in Bedminster, New Jersey.

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1 River Road Park, Bedminster, New Jersey

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955 US Highway 202 206 , Bedminster, New Jersey

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Effective October 15, 2012 -
The directions below reflect a new parking lot and entrance thru River Road Park to the Jacobus Vanderveer House - Click Here

Northbound Route 202

Driving North on Rt. 202 from Somerville, drive thru the village of Pluckemin (past the Pluckemin Presbyterian Church and "The Hills" Development. Go past the Route 287 and bear right to exit at the River Road Exit. Stay to your right. Go thru the light and turn Right into River Road Park. Follow the signs to the Jacobus Vanderveer House Parking.

Southbound Route 202

Driving South on Rt. 202 from Bedminster you have to drive PAST the Jacobus Vanderveer House on the right side of the road 1/4 mile beyond South past the Lamington Road, 202//206 splits. Bear right just just before the River Road Exit on 202/206 and take the River Road Exit (Traffic Light) . Turn Right into River Road Park. Follow the signs to the Jacobus Vanderveer House Parking.

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Parking and restroom facilities are available on location.

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About the Vanderveer/Knox House & Museum
& the Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment

For over two centuries, the Jacobus Vanderveer House has been at the center of Bedminster Township’s rich and colorful history. The house is the last surviving building in Bedminster associated with the Vanderveer's, a family prominent in Bedminster Township history from its earliest settlement through the mid 19th century.

The Vanderveer house served as headquarters for General Henry Knox during the winter of 1778-79, when the Continental Army artillery was located in the village of Pluckemin during the Revolutionary War's Second Middlebrook Encampment. The house is the only known building still standing that was associated with the Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment. The artillery park and military academy is considered to be the first installation in America to train officers in engineering and artillery and predates the United States Military Academy at West Point (est.1802) by twenty four years.

The Vanderveer family house was later enlarged with two additions in the nineteenth century, remodeled in the twentieth century, and subsequently abandoned. The Township of Bedminster purchased the home and the surrounding area as part of River Road Park in 1989. The home has been restored by The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House, a non-profit group of inspired volunteers dedicated to use the home as a museum and educational center.


*The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House*
P.O. Box 723, Bedminster, New Jersey 07921-0723 908 - 212 - 7000 ext. 611
www.jvanderveerhouse.org	info@jvanderveerhouse.com
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The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, division of the Department of State.

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About the Vanderveer/Knox House & Museum & the Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment

The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House

About the Vanderveer/Knox House & Museum
& the Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment