Historic Preservation

The Short Hills Battlefield has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Read our extensive study below, and our nomination of the site.

Short Hills Battlefield Study 2010

Short Hills Battlefield National Register Nomination 2014

Short Hills Battlefield National Register Letter

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2011 Metuchen Historic Preservation Committee Historic Scavenger Hunt Flyer.

2011 Metuchen Historic Preservation Committee Historic Scavenger Hunt ANSWER SHEET.

There are many places in Metuchen and Edison that are historic.  Click on the link below for a list of places on the NJ & National Register.

Click here for the 2010 Metuchen Historic District Evaluation Report by Linda McTeague, for the Metuchen Historic Preservation Committee.

Click here  For the architectural walking tour of Metuchen.

Click here  for a list of places on the NJ and National Register of Historic Places in Edison & Metuchen.

National Register of Historic Places website:  www.cr.nps.gov/nr

Click here for a list of houses in Metuchen over 100 years old in 1963

Harris House at Pumptown Demolished in 2015  Click Here

A guide to researching the history of a house by HomeAdvisor:

https://www.homeadvisor.com/r/a-guide-to-researching-the-history-of-a-house/