Fosterfields facts for kids
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Fosterfields
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U.S. Historic district
Contributing property |
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Joseph W. Revere House
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 Location in Morris County, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| Location | Junction of Mendham and Kahdena Roads, Morris Township, New Jersey |
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| Area | 213.4 acres (86.4 ha) |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architect | Joseph Warren Revere |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival style |
| Part of | Washington Valley Historic District (ID92001583) |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001127 (original) 91000478 (increase) |
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| Added to NRHP | September 20, 1973 |
| Boundary increase | October 9, 1991 |
| Designated CP | November 12, 1992 |
Fosterfields, also known as Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, is a 213.4-acre (86.4 ha) farm and open-air museum located at the junction of Mendham and Kahdena Roads in Morris Township, New Jersey. Listed as the Joseph W. Revere House, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 20, 1973 for its significance in art, architecture, literature, and military history. The boundary was increased on October 9, 1991. It was listed as a contributing property of the Washington Valley Historic District on November 12, 1992.
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History
The house was designed in 1854 with Gothic Revival style by General Joseph Warren Revere (1812–1880), a veteran of the American Civil War and grandson of American Revolutionary War patriot Paul Revere. In 1872, injuries forced Revere to move to Morristown and the Joseph W. Revere house, also known as The Willows, was rented to the author Bret Harte. In 1881, Charles Grant Foster (1843–1927) purchased the farm and named it Fosterfields. He bought purebred Jersey cows from Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands, to establish his dairy farm. His daughter, Caroline Rose Foster (1877–1979), bequeathed the estate to the Morris County Park Commission to preserve the farm.
Museum
Fosterfields is one of New Jersey's three "Living Historical Farms." The property is an open-air museum to farm life as it was in the early 20th century. Visitors can see farm animals, a farmer plowing and planting fields and help perform daily farm tasks.
Gallery
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Information sign
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The barn at Fosterfields
Images for kids
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The 1915 Ogden farmhouse. Its 1774 stone foundation (lower left) is still visible.
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Joseph Warren Revere lived in The Willows at the time this picture was taken (1864).
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Author Bret Harte rented The Willows.
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In 1916, Caroline Foster manually constructed the Temple of Abiding Peace, a Cape Cod style cottage, as well as its adjoining garden.
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A farm cat exiting a corn crib at Fosterfields, including Oberhasli goats (left) and chickens (right)
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A Shropshire sheep being shorn during a 2022 event
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Caroline Foster's horse-drawn runabout on display in the Carriage House
