Andrew Ten Eyck House
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Andrew Ten Eyck House | |
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The Andrew Ten Eyck House, taken from the back | |
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| Location |
671 Old York Road, Branchburg, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°33′50″N 74°42′34″W / 40.56389°N 74.70944°WCoordinates: 40°33′50″N 74°42′34″W / 40.56389°N 74.70944°W |
| Built | 1790 |
| NRHP Reference # | 04000391 |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 2004 |
The Andrew Ten Eyck House is a historic farm house built as a single bedroom home for Andrew and Mary Ten Eyck, a Dutch couple in 1790. The house is located on Old York Road in Branchburg Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It was used as a tenant residence for more than 100 years, which is why much of its historic character was kept. The house was greatly expanded in 1914.
In the early 1990s, the house and the land near it was purchased to create the Murray Corporate Center. When the developer proposed that the house be demolished, members of the community formed the Branchburg Historical Society for the purpose of saving the house.[1]
In recent years, the house has been restored and is set to be a local-history museum. The back of the house portion will be used as a meeting space.[1]