Historic Places in Cumberland County, New Jersey

Bridgeton Historic District

Downtown Bridgeton, NJ

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A major historic district with more than 2,000 historic structures spanning over 250 years, giving Bridgeton one of South Jersey’s richest historic streetscapes.

Jeremiah Buck House

Bridgeton, NJ 08302

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Connected to early Bridgeton industry, medicine, and local politics. Jeremiah Buck developed mill and manufacturing operations; later owners included Dr. William Elmer and Jonathan Elmer.

Gen. James Giles House

143 Broad Street, Bridgeton, NJ 08302

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An early Georgian-style house associated with James Giles, a Revolutionary War artillery officer, attorney, first Master of Brearley Lodge F&AM, and first president of Cumberland Bank.

Hill Crest Tavern

59 West Broad Street, Bridgeton, NJ 08302

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A Broad Street tavern with an oldest section erected in 1782, serving travelers along the road from Trenton to Cape May and those attending court sessions.

Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

Broad Street and Lawrence Street, Bridgeton, NJ

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A well-preserved 18th-century Georgian Presbyterian meeting house with a foundation stone laid in 1792 and dedication in 1795.

Potter's Tavern

West Broad Street, Bridgeton, NJ 08302

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A Revolutionary-era landmark restored to its 1776 appearance and tied to The Plain Dealer, described on the original page as New Jersey’s first newspaper.

Samuel W. Seeley House

274 East Commerce Street, Bridgeton, NJ

Built in 1799; photo courtesy of Wikipedia.org

A Bridgeton historic house dating to 1799 and preserved in the county’s original historic-place directory.

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Sheppards Mill Road, Greenwich, NJ 08323

Courtesy of the Cumberland County New Jersey website

A historic African Methodist Episcopal congregation site conveyed in 1838 for use as a place of worship. The original page notes it is believed to be the oldest house of worship for Black residents in Cumberland County.

DuBois Maritime Museum

949 Ye Greate Street, Greenwich, NJ 08323

Courtesy of Cumberland County website

A maritime collection focused on Southern New Jersey boatbuilding, oyster-era craft, builders’ models, tools, rigging, blocks, and caulking tools.

Samuel Ewing House

Main Street, Greenwich, NJ 08323

Courtesy of Cumberland County website

A Greenwich historic house dating to roughly 1760–1770, preserved as part of the county’s early architectural story.

Gibbon House

960 Ye Greate Street, Greenwich, NJ 08323

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Nicholas Gibbon built this brick house on a 16-acre Greenwich lot using Flemish Bond brickwork inspired by a London townhouse.

Greenwich Fire Company

Ye Greate Street, Greenwich, NJ 08323

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A Greenwich civic landmark preserved in the original historic directory, representing the township’s local community and emergency-service history.

Swedish Granary

Greenwich, NJ

Photo courtesy of the Cumberland County Historical Society

A rare New Sweden-era agricultural outbuilding said on the original page to date to 1650 and to be among the oldest agricultural buildings in the United States.

Deerfield Presbyterian Church

Old Deerfield Pike (State 606), Deerfield Township, NJ

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A Presbyterian congregation active since 1732. The original page notes the stone church was built in 1771 and connected with Enoch Green, Philip Vickers Fithian, and Joseph Bloomfield.

East Point Lighthouse

Maurice River Township, NJ

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A Delaware Bay maritime landmark originally known as Maurice River Lighthouse. Built in 1849, it guided fishermen, oystermen, recreational boaters, hunters, trappers, and surveyors at the mouth of the Maurice River.

Beth Hillel Synagogue

Irving Avenue next to Columbia Hall, R.D. #1, Millville, NJ 08332

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Constructed between 1901 and 1907, the synagogue reflects the Russian Jewish immigration and agricultural settlement history of South Jersey.

Millville's First Bank Building

Second and East Main Streets, Millville, NJ

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Millville’s first banking institution, chartered in 1857 and later used by the Millville Historical Society.

Caesar Hoskins Log Cabin

Junction of South and Second Streets, Mauricetown, NJ

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Recognized by Mauricetown and the Mauricetown Historical Society as the oldest known structure in the area and connected with Caesar Hoskins, an early whaleman and settler.

Governor Howell Plantation

Roadstown-Shiloh Road, Shiloh, NJ

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Historic Howell family property associated with Richard Howell, Governor of New Jersey from 1793 to 1801, and with Varina Howell Davis family history.

Miah Maull Shoal Lighthouse

On the Delaware Bay, Downe Township, NJ

The last offshore lighthouse erected in Delaware Bay, marking shoals on the eastern side of the shipping channel and named for river pilot Nehemiah Maull.

Old Stone Church

Route 553, Cedarville, NJ

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A South Jersey Presbyterian landmark with roots in the 1697 Cohansey settlement and a stone church whose first sermon was heard in 1788.

Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church

1995 Bridgeton-Milltown Road, Fairfield Township, NJ

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A historic African American settlement and church site. The current church was built in 1860, and the congregation’s roots go back to the early 19th century.

Thomas Maskel House

Two miles west of Greenwich on Bacon’s Neck Road, Bridgeton, NJ

Courtesy of the Cumberland County New Jersey website

A historic house site tied to land purchased by Thomas Maskel from Edward Shaw in 1703.

Landis Theater

830 East Landis Avenue, Vineland, NJ 08360

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An Art Deco-era theater that opened in March 1937 and hosted movies, stage shows, and Vaudeville acts including Abbott and Costello. Verify current use before visiting.