Walker-Combs-Hartshorne Farmstead

The Walker-Combs-Hartshorne Farmstead is a historic house built in 1686 with multiple additions constructed over time using fieldstone foundations and hand-hewn timber framing. The property today preserves roughly six acres of the original farmland and includes several outbuildings that once supported daily agricultural work.

The property started in 1686 as a small settler's cabin on a large plot of land and expanded gradually through the centuries as families added structures and cleared more fields. By the 1900s, it had grown into a substantial working farm that reflected the region's agricultural heritage.

The farmstead shows how owners shifted from growing food just for themselves to producing crops for wider markets as the area developed. The remaining fields around the buildings reflect this move toward commercial farming.

The property sits along Wemrock Road and can be viewed from the surrounding area, though it remains private and is not open for interior tours. The exterior structures and the way the land is organized give a good sense of how such farms were laid out and operated.

The property contains one of only two remaining toll houses left in New Jersey, built around 1850 along what was then the main Burlington Path trade route. This small structure offers a tangible connection to an era when travelers paid fees to use this important road.

Location: Freehold Township

GPS coordinates: 40.24917,-74.30833

Latest update: December 14, 2025 16:45