The Jacobus Vanderveer House is historically significant as the last remaining site in Somerset County to have been associated with the locally prominent Vanderveer family. The house, which was constructed by Jacobus Vanderveer, probably during the 1770s, was standing during the nearby Pluckemin encampment (1778-1779). The main house is architecturally significant as a fine example of a pre-Revolutionary War, Dutch frame dwelling with an early nineteenth century Federal style addition constructed between 1813 and 1833.

The Township of Bedminster acquired the property in 1989. Ten years later, the Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House entered into a twenty-five year lease agreement with the township. Since that time, the main house has been fully restored, and the Friends are plannign for furnishings and interpretation.

The grant will help fund the construction of a handicapped accessible ramp and a barrier free toilet facility in the reconstruction of the kitchen wing. These improvements to accessibility will enable the site to open full to the public.