The Roundhouse - Egg Harbor City, NJ
N 39° 32.192 W 074° 38.567
18S E 530697 N 4376379
The local historical society has makes their home in this very odd and very unique sixteen-sided building known as the Roundhouse. Originally known as Dr. Smith's Sanitarium.
Waymark Code: WM8N7Z
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2010
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This odd building serves as a museum and has also been designated an NRHP site. The Roundhouse contains memorabilia and items historically significant to Egg Harbor City. Permanent displays include Liberty Glass, C.P. Leek & Sons boats, clothing and wine industries and Dr. Smith's Health Spa. Rotating displays have included local connections to the Civil War, County Fairs, railroads, "Grandma's Kitchen", "Grandpop's Tools", fire and police departments and the U.S. Postal Service. The museum also holds city census records, old city tax records dating to 1862, and the beginning of local genealogies available for study.
Today, the house is a museum which collects and preserves items related to the city's German heritage, from records and newspapers, items manufactured here, photographs and genealogy records, etc. Several permanent exhibits on the wine, boat and clothing industries as well as revolving displays of current interest can also be found here. The Egg Harbor City Historical Society is primarily composed of both local and area residents with an interest in local history. Membership is open to anyone for an annual membership fee of $10.00. Members are encouraged to volunteer their talents for the maintenance of the museum, be it carpentry skills, bookkeepinging and computer skills, housekeeping and baking skills, etc., but mainly their presence at meetings and other functions best serves the society.
The historical marker/interpretive display reads as follows:
Welcome to the site of Dr. Smith's Neutral Water Sanitarium. Before you is the focal point of the sanitarium, the flowing cedar waters in the serpentine creek. The site before and behind you was the destination hundreds of people from the surrounding area of New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
If you were to stand at this sign, you would be facing Peace Pilgrim Park which the serpentine creek is now a part of today.
Mailing Address
535 London Ave.
Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215
Phone: 609-965-4677
Email: vf-6_felix@att.net
Web: www.ehchs.org
Museum Hours
Wednesday & Saturday 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm or by Appointment
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Admission
Free