Middlebush, New Jersey

	Middlebush Village Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Cedar Grove Cemetery in Middlebush
Location	Middlebush, New Jersey United States
NRHP reference No.	07000384
Added to NRHP	April 25, 2007

Middlebush is an unincorporated area and community located within Franklin Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It is perhaps most distinguished as being the host section for Franklin Township's municipal complex.

Middlebush still has quite a rural feel with 19th Century homes and tree-lined streets. Middlebush was once a stop on the Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad, and this legacy is evident in the street named Railroad Avenue that presently has no railroad tracks in sight.^[1]

Points of Interest

Middlebush Park is Franklin Township's newest municipal park. Located in Middlebush, off DeMott Lane, the park hosts ballfields and a children's playground.
O'Connor's Beef 'N Chowder House. The first recorded ownership of this site dates back to 1703, when Dutch settler Denyse Teunissen relocated to the area from Long Island. In 1723, Christian VanDoren purchased 357 acres (1.44 km²) from Teunissen, which was later divided into seven smaller farms. Garrett Voorhees later purchased one of these farms where he built his original homestead. His son Garrett Voorhees II, became the owner and served in Washington's Continental Army, the original homestead was burned by Cornwallis at the time of his critical and embarrassing retirement from the Somerset Courthouse in Millstone, New Jersey on June 19, 1777. After the Revolutionary War, the British compensated Garrett Voorhees II for the burning of his house. With this money, Voorhees built the present Colonial Farms, which now houses the restaurant.
Middlebush Giant was a circus performer and sideshow attraction who retired to a farm in Middlebush.
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Franklin is located off of Amwell Avenue and contains the body of the Middlebush Giant.

National Register of Historic Places

The Middlebush Village Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 25, 2007. It is district #07000384.^[2]

References

^ William B. Brahms (1997). Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ: A History. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0966858603. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ Historic Preservation Office List of New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in Somerset County, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed January 31, 2008.

[1] William B. Brahms (1997). Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ: A History. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0966858603. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[2] Historic Preservation Office List of New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in Somerset County, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed January 31, 2008.

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