Sites of Interest
1730 Gibbon House
This well-preserved townhouse was erected in 1730 by a wealthy merchant, Nicholas Gibbon, who built his home in the village in order to be convenient to his shipping business. The house is an excellent example of Flemish bond patterned brick work, with red and blue alternating headers and stretchers forming the pattern and a pent-roof. The house is furnished with 18th and 19th century items, including locally made rush-seated “Ware” chairs. Visit the home with its 1740 kitchen with its breathtaking 10’ working fireplace where special meals are still prepared in the original manner.
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday – 1 to 4 p.m.; closed January, February and March.
Address: 960 Ye Greate St., Greenwich, NJ 08323
Phone: 856-455-4055
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday – 1 to 4 p.m.; closed January, February and March.
Address: 960 Ye Greate St., Greenwich, NJ 08323
Phone: 856-455-4055
Swedish Granary
The granary is located behind the Gibbon House. It was built circa 1650 and was moved from Lower Hopewell Township to its present location. Authenticated to be Swedish construction, it is believed to be the sole surviving example of a farm building erected by the earliest European settlers in the region. The Granary is a two-part structure built of cedar logs which have been notched and crossed at the corners. A log partition divides the building into two areas. There is a floored hay loft above one section which may have also been used as summer sleeping quarters. The grain was stored beneath the loft and farm animals were sheltered in the remaining ground level space.
Address: 960 Ye Greate St., Greenwich, NJ 08323
Phone: 856-455-4055
Address: 960 Ye Greate St., Greenwich, NJ 08323
Phone: 856-455-4055
1930 Red Barn Museum
is also located behind the Gibbon House. In addition to the display of implements used in gardening and agriculture are tools used by 19th century carpenters, wheelwrights and blacksmiths, along with a number of artifacts essential to the homemaker of the 1800’s.
Address: 960 Ye Greate St., Greenwich, NJ 08323
Phone: 856-455-4055
Address: 960 Ye Greate St., Greenwich, NJ 08323
Phone: 856-455-4055
Doctor's Office
Located adjacent to the Gibbon House, Red Barn Museum and Swedish Granary is a doctor’s office that was shared by Dr. Enoch Fithian and Dr. Thomas Stathem during the 19th century. It was moved from its original site at the Head of Greenwich.
Address: 960 Ye Greate St., Greenwich, NJ 08323
Phone: 856-455-4055
Address: 960 Ye Greate St., Greenwich, NJ 08323
Phone: 856-455-4055
Warren & Reba Lummis Genealogical & Historical Library
This modern building (1969) was constructed in an authentic colonial style in order to harmonize with the other buildings on Ye Great Street. The decorative spikes on the slate roof prevent snow or ice from sliding off the roof. Originally built as a bank, the building is now owned by the Society and houses its genealogical library and many documents pertinent to the county’s history.
Hours: Wednesday – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday – 1 to 4 p.m.
Address: 981 Ye Greate St., Greenwich, NJ 08323
Hours: Wednesday – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday – 1 to 4 p.m.
Address: 981 Ye Greate St., Greenwich, NJ 08323
1852 John Dubois Maritime Museum
This museum houses an extraordinary collection of Southern New Jersey maritime related items from the 19th and early 20th centuries. A large and unique collection of builders’ models of local craft, show the plans used to build a new ship from the model itself. Exhibited are tools used to carve ribs, planking, masts and booms. Also displayed are many blocks, “deadlines” and “rigging.” The museum is proud to have one of the largest collections on the East Coast of caulking tools. Visitors can step back in time and learn of Greenwich’s rich maritime history. It provides a look at the water industry that flourished in the area until the Second World War.
Hours: April through mid-December on Sunday – 1 to 4 p.m. or “just by chance” in January through March.
Address: 949 Ye Greate St., Greenwich, NJ 08323
Hours: April through mid-December on Sunday – 1 to 4 p.m. or “just by chance” in January through March.
Address: 949 Ye Greate St., Greenwich, NJ 08323
Alan Ewing Carman Museum of Prehistory in Cumberland County
Our newest museum is the home of our oldest artifacts. It contains New Jersey Indian artifacts and fossils donated by Mr. Alan Ewing Carman. His work as an avocational archaeologist covered 52 years. It was his wish that these relics remain in this area as a tribute and memorial to the Indian cultures they represent.
Hours: Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday – 12 noon to 4 p.m. Closed January, February and March.
Address: 1461 Bridgeton Road, Greenwich, NJ 08323
Phone: 856-455-8141
Hours: Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday – 12 noon to 4 p.m. Closed January, February and March.
Address: 1461 Bridgeton Road, Greenwich, NJ 08323
Phone: 856-455-8141
1908 Teaburners' Monument
This monument is located on the old market place on the corner of Ye Greate Street and Market Lane. Greenwich has been granted the distinction of being one of the five tea-party towns in America, the others being Charleston, Annapolis, Princeton and Boston. In 1908, the monument was erected to commemorate the burning of a cargo of British tea on December 22, 1774. No event in the history of Cumberland County has received such recognition or has been so highly honored as this act on the part of the young patriots whose names are listed on the monument.
Address: Corner of Ye Greate Street and Market Street, Greenwich, NJ 08323
Address: Corner of Ye Greate Street and Market Street, Greenwich, NJ 08323