Parker Homestead

This article is about the historic farmstead in New Jersey. For state park in Montana, see Parker Homestead State Park.

Parker Homestead
Parker Homestead is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Parker Homestead
Parker Homestead is located in New Jersey
Parker Homestead
Parker Homestead is located in the United States
Parker Homestead
LocationRumson Road,
Little Silver, New Jersey
Coordinates40°20′36″N 74°3′26″W / 40.34333°N 74.05722°W / 40.34333; -74.05722
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built1720[2][3]
Architectural styleVernacular
NRHP reference No.11000966[1]
NJRHP No.2000[4]
Designated NJRHPOctober 16, 2011

The Parker Homestead is a historic home and grounds in Little Silver, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, located at 235 Rumson Road near Sickles Park. The main house was originally built circa 1720, and includes materials from an earlier structure (c. 1667) the early and late 19th century, and the 1910s and 1920s.[2] It is one of the oldest extant buildings in the state. The farmstead which also includes three outlying barns were listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places[5][6] and the National Register of Historic Places.[7] in 2011.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "NJ's oldest home? Parker Homestead in Little Silver predates founding of U.S." NJ.com. February 20, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "Historic Houses". Monmouth County Historical Society. 2011. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
  4. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  5. ^ "Parker Homestead makes New Jersey Register of Historic Places". littlesilver.patch.com. October 12, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  6. ^ "New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office" (PDF). NJ.gov. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Parker Homestead in Little Silver put on National Register of Historic Places". Asbury Park Press. February 22, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2012.