Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge

The Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge is a historic house and grounds located in Oak Ridge Park in the township of Clark in Union County, New Jersey and extending into the township of Edison in Middlesex County.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 25, 1995, for its significance in architecture, exploration/settlement, law, military history, and politics/government.

The site was formerly known as Ash Swamp and played a pivotal role in the Battle of Short Hills during the American Revolutionary War.

[4][5] The home is associated with Judge Hugh Hartshorne Bowne.

[6] In May 2009, the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced its support of preservation of the building site.