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Ramsaysburg Homestead
Ramsaysburg Homestead
Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund
Capital Preservation Grant, Level I
Historic Site Management Grant
Grant Award:
$46,313 (2004), $34,481 (2009), $150,000 (2010)
Grant Recipient:
Knowlton Township Historic Commission
County:
Warren
Municipality:
Knowlton
The Ramsayburg Homestead is a late 18th century Georgian style wood-frame structure, significant for its association with the timber rafting trade. The house was used as a tavern for rafters traveling on the Delaware River. The property was acquired in 2002 using Green Acres funding to remove it from threat of private demolition. The municipality intends to restore the house as a local history museum and as the home of Riverfest, a local arts program.

The 2004 grant assisted the preparation of a historic structures report that is guiding the preservation, restoration and adaptive reuse of the house and outbuildings.

The 2009 grant is helping fund the preparation of a strategic plan for the use and interpretation that will identify potential partners in the community and explore potential interpretive themes.

The capital preservation grant will help fund exterior restoration and an accessible ramp at the house.