Ramsayburg Homestead
Ramsayburg Homestead
Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund
Historic Site Management Grant
Grant Award:
$46,313 (2004)
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.

This grant will assist the preparation of a historic structures report. The report will guide the preservation, restoration and adaptive reuse of the house and outbuildings.