Rockingham Historic Site

Rockingham Historic Site Rockingham Historic Site Rockingham was the final wartime headquarters of General George Washington during the Revolutionary War.

He was in residence there late August to early November 1783, while Congress met in nearby Princeton. Here, he wrote his Farewell Orders to the Armies of the United States, just before receiving word that the definitive version of the Treaty of Paris had been signed in September and the United States had indeed won their independence from Great Britain! The house is located on Laurel Avenue, between Rocky Hill and Kingston, New Jersey.

Rockingham is open for regular house tours even during the winter (except in cases of extreme weather)! Break out your b...
01/11/2025

Rockingham is open for regular house tours even during the winter (except in cases of extreme weather)! Break out your boots and woolens (for outdoors--we DO have heat) and reserve a space on a tour at www.Rockingham1783.eventbrite.com. We hope you can join us! Keep checking here or on our website, www.rockingham.net for updates and upcoming special events & programming!

12/26/2024

We wish you and yours a happy holiday season and a joyful and prosperous new year!
We're grateful for your continued support and look forward to working with you in the years ahead.

10/02/2024
Registration is now open for "Welcoming Lady Washington!" Please join us on Saturday, September 21 @ 1:30 pm in the Dutc...
09/06/2024

Registration is now open for "Welcoming Lady Washington!" Please join us on Saturday, September 21 @ 1:30 pm in the Dutch barn. Go to the event listing pinned to the top of our page for the link to register on Eventbrite. A lovely afternoon with Alisa Dupuy of The Ladies of History as Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, with light refreshments to follow. We hope to see you there!

Remember! Rockingham is open for regular house tours and you can snag a space on a tour at Rockingham1783.eventbrite.com...
08/16/2024

Remember! Rockingham is open for regular house tours and you can snag a space on a tour at Rockingham1783.eventbrite.com. As we move through the blistering summer (with a bit of a reprieve right now) and into the fall, we will be also be offering some special events: "Welcoming Lady Washington" in September and "Preserving the Harvest" in October. We hope you can join us! Keep checking here or on our website, www.rockingham.net for updates!

06/13/2024
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Remember! Rockingham is open again for regular house tours after last year's exterior renovation and you can snag a spac...
04/03/2024

Remember! Rockingham is open again for regular house tours after last year's exterior renovation and you can snag a space on a tour at Rockingham1783.eventbrite.com. As we move through the spring (I know it is around here somewhere!) and into the summer and fall, we will be also be offering several special events (18th century Ice Cream in June, Meet Mrs. Washington in September, Preserving the Harvest in October) and specialty tours like "Fennel for Fleas" in our colonial kitchen garden, once it gets up to steam. We hope you can join us for any or all programming and to admire the newly spruced-up exterior of the house! Keep checking here or on our website, www.rockingham.net for updates!

On Sunday, April 14 at 1:30 pm, Matthew Dodd returns to Rockingham to present “Songs and Stories of the American Revolut...
03/09/2024

On Sunday, April 14 at 1:30 pm, Matthew Dodd returns to Rockingham to present “Songs and Stories of the American Revolution.” Matt last presented this rousingly enjoyable program at Rockingham in 2016. Dressed in Colonial garb, before a set of a colonial tavern, Matthew takes audiences back in time to the days of the American Colonial settlement and the American Revolution. Using rousing period songs and stories that put the songs into the context of the time, Matthew brings to life the exciting Days of 1776. Matthew sings and plays guitar, banjo and mandolin.
The event is free, but donations to Rockingham are always welcome! Event sponsored by The Rockingham Association and NJ State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites. The Museum Store will be open and light refreshments will be available after the program. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED at rockinghamSSAR.eventbrite.com. Rockingham is located at 84 Laurel Avenue/Kingston-Rocky Hill Rd. (Rte. 603) in Franklin Township, Somerset County, 1 mile north of Rte. 27 in Kingston and 1 mile south of Rte. 518 in Rocky Hill. For further information, please call 609-683-7132 or go to www.rockingham.net.

03/08/2024
01/21/2024

Join Durand-Hedden for demonstrations of various home arts including open-hearth cooking (passes required to access the kitchen), spinning, and knitting.

01/21/2024
A DOUBLE CELEBRATION AT ROCKINGHAM FOR WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY!The festivities will take place on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24. F...
01/15/2024

A DOUBLE CELEBRATION AT ROCKINGHAM FOR WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY!

The festivities will take place on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24. First, Rockingham will be extolling the results of the historic house’s exterior renovation during a seven-month closure in 2023 and officially toasting the grand reopening (last September) of the house for tours with a 1:00 pm ceremony from the second-floor porch to kick off the afternoon’s celebrations. Announcements of future work to continue to ready the site for the 250th celebration of our country’s founding will be included. Then, George Washington will be celebrated with an open house event commemorating his 292nd birthday. The downstairs parlors and the upstairs military office, featuring our life-sized Washington will be open from after the opening ceremony to 4:00 pm, with no need for reservations. Visitors can interact with period-clothed staff, participate in a scavenger hunt and pick up a child’s activity pamphlet to go. The rooms will be themed with three major aspects of Washington: Virginia Planter, Continental Commander in Chief, and President. The porch, normally closed to the public, will also be open for limited access. The Friends of Washington Crossing Park fife-and-drum corps will be accompanying the day's festivities either on the grounds or in the barn. There will be light refreshments available in the kitchen and the museum store will be open.

More may be added to the day’s festivities, so keep checking the Rockingham Historic Site page and our website, www.rockingham.net. A donation of $5 is suggested.

01/10/2024

In a document dated June 4, 1777, General George Washington wrote, “Nothing is more agreeable and ornamental than good music.” The Practitioners concert with...

12/21/2023

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84 Laurel Avenue
South Brunswick Township, NJ
08528

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