Miller-Cory House, Colonial farmhouse museum in Westfield, US
The Miller-Cory House is a farmhouse built in 1740 in Westfield, New Jersey, now operating as a museum. The building retains its original structure and features period furnishings and household items that show how colonial families lived and organized their daily routines.
Samuel Miller built this house in 1740 in the West Fields area, which was then part of Elizabeth Town. The structure remained a family residence for more than two centuries before being converted to a museum in 1972.
The house shows how people lived and worked in the 1700s, with staff members in period dress demonstrating traditional open-hearth cooking and daily tasks. Visitors get a sense of the rhythms and routines that shaped colonial household life.
The museum is easily accessible on foot from downtown Westfield and sits along a main street. Plan your visit for the cooler months, as the museum closes during the summer season.
A separate building on the grounds called the Frazee Building hosts cooking demonstrations that show visitors how people prepared food in the 1700s. These hands-on demonstrations reveal forgotten cooking methods that have completely vanished from modern kitchens.
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