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 Old Stone Tavern - NEW JERSEY Posted by:  NJBiblio
N 39° 23.651 W 075° 20.516
18S E 470556 N 4360576
The Old Stone Tavern in Greenwich, NJ.
Waymark Code: WM957B
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 06/30/2010
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At 7 m. is (L) the STONE TAVERN (private), built 1734, which looks much like the Dutch Colonial houses in northern New Jersey. It is believed that the cut stone of which it was built was brought to Greenwich as ballast in the hold of a trading vessel. The tavern originally dispensed hospitality and, on occasion, legal correction until the county seat was removed to Bridgeton. The building bears little evidence of its age. One hundred yards past the tavern is (L) the GIBBON HOUSE (private}, erected 1730, of local brick in the usual checkerboard pattern. It is three stories high, narrow, with two dormer windows. The interior, in splendid condition, is essentially as it was when the house was built. -- NEW JERSEY: A Guide to Its Past and Present, 1939
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As the guide states, this building shows little evidence of its age, even with an additional 70 years added on!! It also has the distinction of being the oldest tavern in Cumberland County, NJ, according to its historical marker, although it is now privately owned.
Book: New Jersey
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 644
Year Originally Published: 1939
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