Garret Hobart, his son, lived in this house and later entered politics, ultimately becoming Vice President of the United States in 1896 under William McKinley.
[7] Called "Old Kentuck",[8] the home was most noteworthy for a person who lived at and owned the property, Revolutionary War hero Colonel Asher Holmes.
This was discovered many years ago when it was found there is a smaller squared-off space where a fifth chimney may have been at one point that contains meat hooks attached to the rafters.
The Marlboro Township Historic Commission posted a sign for this structure at the street entrance to the property now owned by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, Pleasant Valley Road.
His son Robert was an aviation enthusiast who purchased the first Wright Brothers biplane and housed it at the estate using the field as a runway.
This plane provided pilot training for Sir Thomas Sopwith, who went on to build many of the airplanes used in World War I.
[14] Built circa 1910, this is a two-story frame shop near Main Street with a gable roof, weatherboard siding, and sliding double doors.
[16][15] Marlboro Township Historic Commission placed a sign outside the structure which states, "A vernacular Victorian building with Romanesque elements, this chapel was used in the winter since the main church on Route 520 in the Bradevelt section had no heat.
[18] Built circa 1740 and once owned by the Ely family, the Federal style house resembles a steamboat with a rounded north end.
Following the Freylinghuysens' death the estate was sold at auction to a housing developer; it was knocked down for individual home construction.
[25] The Marlboro Township Historic Commission placed a sign, now lost, on Pleasant Valley Road near the Hop (now called "Winding") Brook.
Following its closing, the building housed a machine shop until 1942 when a small defense contractor, Lavoie Laboratories, bought it to produce radio gear for the military.
The sign reads, "A tavern and inn, owned by John Buck, stood on this site in 1780, in this area once called 'Buckstown'.
It became a mixed use building with apartment residences upstairs and various stores in the bottom part of the structure until it was shuttered and then abandoned in the late 1980s.
[35] The structure was unused until it was torn down over ten years later, to make room for a parking lot for the Marlboro Township fire department.
[36][37] Located on the east side of North Main Street, Marlboro Township Hall was built in the late 19th century.
There is a sign at this location which states, "The original three-room schoolhouse, built on land donated by the Morgan family, had fine woodwork and pressed-tin ceilings.
When services began, circa 1699, the preachers would come across the bay in small boats from Long Island to reach the people of the parish.
There was a pot belly wood fired stove inside near the entrance door which was used to heat the building during the winter.
The teacher, (Reba Grant Scharff), taught 4 grade levels made up of children from the local farms and homes in Robertsville.
Although a new church and rectory were constructed on Route 79 in 1972, and a parish center in the 1980s, this building has remained in continuous use, and is frequently used for weddings and other events.
[46] Under active study, archaeologist Gerard Scharfenberger is working to excavate the foundation of the original Old Scots Meeting House as well as any unmarked graves on the property.
The Battle of Monmouth as well as a number of skirmishes were fought near Marlboro Township during the American Revolutionary War.
A Historic Commission Marker located at 52 Dutch Lane Road reads, "Retreat of the British Army, June 1778 - Following their defeat at the Battle of Monmouth during the Revolutionary War, the British forces retreated down Dutch Lane Road under the cover of darkness.
The troops were subject to heavy sniper fire from the Monmouth Militia as they sought to reach a British fleet anchored off Sandy Hook.
Located near the Marlboro Recreation Center on the side of the main parking lot, it consists of a circle of flowering dogwoods, surrounding benches and a memorial fountain on the township municipal grounds.
The cemetery is believed to be the oldest in Monmouth County, apart from some individual sequestered family burial plots.
Some of the tombstones were brought from Scotland in the ballast of crossing ships,[53] and were hand carved in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
In February 1810, John purchased two contiguous tracts of land totaling 167 acres in Freehold Township from his father, Hendrick Smock, for $7,000.
He was recorded in the agricultural censuses with horses, cows, and swine, among other livestock, a mixed crop of grains, mostly corn, and many bushels of Irish potatoes.