The Johannes Christoffel Vought House was constructed in 1759, for the Vought family, prosperous farmers and prominent members of the community. The Voughts, however, were Loyalists to Britain during the revolution and in 1778 their farmstead was seized and the family fled to Nova Scotia. The heavy timbered construction and stucco-covered building follows a German bank house design. The building is a remarkable example of its type with unusual construction methods and rare German folk plasterwork on four of its interior ceilings. The Christoffel Vought Farmstead is listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places and is significant for its associations with loyalism during the Revolutionary War, as an example of New Jersey-Germanic architecture, and for its archaeological potential. The Vought House is the only house in the United States known to still possess German-American ornamental plaster from the colonial period.

When the farmstead was threatened with demolition by the Clinton Township School Board, public outcry resulted in its preservation. The property will be protected by a preservation easement and ownership by the nonprofit 1759 Vought House Inc.

The 2023 Trust grant will help fund an archaeological investigation of the 1759 kitchen.

A 2010 Trust grant funded the preparation of a prioritized condition assessment and development of a vision plan for the future use of the building.

For more information visit: http://1759voughthouse.org/