VAN HARLINGEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
of Montgomery Township, NJ
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The Society's Farm Museum is housed behind the 1860 House in the Voorhees-Opie barn, which was moved in 1999 from its original location near the intersection of Rte. 206 and Bridgepoint Road. The museum contains a renovated sleigh, an assortment of hand and farm tools, and examples of farm household implements. | |
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The Bedensville Schoolhouse, a 32' x 21' pinewood structure, was built in 1853 on 1/2 acre land purchased from Joseph Voorhees. It ceased operation as a public school in 1868. In 1975 the schoolhouse was moved in one piece from its location across Route 206 from the intersections of Bridgepoint Road, River Road, and Montgomery Avenue to its present site behind Burnt Hill Road School. Society past president, Cheryl Kuntz, is the school marm and several hundred school children visit the school each year. | |
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The Dirck Gulick House, built in 1752, is the Society's headquarters, library, archives, and research facility. The building conforms to the Dutch construction of the 18th century in its story-and-a-half height, double room depth, and use of heavy timber running from front to back wall. What is rare is its use of stone for building material. It was added to the State and National Registers of Historic Places in late 2003. The Gulick House is open from 10-12 on the last Saturday of each month and for special occasions. |