Van Veghten House
The Van Veghten House is a historic building in the Finderne section of Bridgewater Township, New Jersey. It was built around 1725 and served as the headquarters of Quartermaster General Nathanael Greene during the second Middlebrook encampment in the American Revolutionary War.Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: historic house in Finderne, New Jersey
- Also known as: “Derrick Van Vechten House”, “Derrick Van Veghten House”, and “Vinvington House”
- Address: 9 Van Veghten Drive
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Van Veghten’s Bridge and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset.
Van Veghten’s Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Van Veghten's Bridge is a bridge spanning the Raritan River in Somerset County, New Jersey, connecting the Finderne section of Bridgewater with Manville. Van Veghten’s Bridge is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Van Veghten House.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset
Hospital
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, located in Somerville, New Jersey, is a nationally accredited, 355-bed regional medical center providing a variety of comprehensive emergency, medical/surgical and rehabilitative services to Central New Jersey residents. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset is situated 1 mile northwest of Van Veghten House.
Van Veghten Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Van Veghten Cemetery is situated 3,300 feet east of Van Veghten House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manville and Zarephath.
Manville
Photo: Ekem, Public domain.
Manville is a town in Somerset County, New Jersey. with a small city feel. It is home to many shops and restaurants. It was once an industrial town with a major Johns Manville factory.
Zarephath
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ), CC BY 2.5.
Zarephath is an unincorporated community and census-designated place and located in Franklin Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about 15 mi north of Princeton. Zarephath is situated 1½ miles southeast of Van Veghten House.
Somerville
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Somerville is a borough in and the county seat of Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is located in the heart of the Raritan Valley region within the New York Metropolitan Area, located about 33 miles from Manhattan and 20 miles from Staten Island.
Van Veghten House
- Categories: house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.55724° or 40° 33′ 26″ northLongitude
-74.58824° or 74° 35′ 18″ westOpen location code
87G7HC46+VPOpenStreetMap ID
way 207639701OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q48692143
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