Built in the 1750s by Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Morven was home to five generations of the Stockton family and is a National Historic Landmark. In the twentieth century, Morven was the home of Robert Wood Johnson as well as the official Governor's mansion for more than thirty years.

The current Trust grant will fund a preservation plan for the rear section of the property, which includes a Colonial Revival-style carriage house from the 1890s, a 1930s Art Moderne-style pool and pool house and surrounding landscape features. The plan will identify appropriate preservation treatments and suggest reuse options for these supporting structures.

Previous grants funded the first phase of the property's restoration, which included exterior preservation work on the house, replacement of the slate roof and creation of barrier-free access.

The current grant will help fund the restoration and interpretation of the pool house.

For more information, visit: http://www.historicmorven.org/