Littell-Lord Farmhouse Museum

Have you ever wondered what that yellow house on Horseshoe Drive in Berkeley Heights, near the pond and baseball fields, is? It is the Littell-Lord Farmhouse Museum, and the core building that resided on that spot for over 2-1/2 centuries. The land it occupies is the oldest continuously occupied farmstead in Union County, having been in use from around 1760 until the land was purchased by the Township of Berkeley Heights in 1975.
Around 1760 Andrew Littell built the central portion farmhouse and established a farm, made possible by a natural spring on the land. The spring still exists and provides water for the lake, also on the property. The Littell Family owned and resided on the farm until 1817. The land passed through several families until the Lord Family purchased the farmstead in 1867. They added a Victorian parlor and made other additions to the house. They also built the summer kitchen and the next door guest house, now a private residence. Other additions were made in the 1920s. In 1975 the last resident of the Lord Family sold the land and the buildings to the Township of Berkeley Heights. The Historical Society of Berkeley Heights was formed to create and maintain the museum within the house.
On June 18, between 2 and 4 p.m., the Historical Society of Berkeley Heights will open the house and grounds for visitors to take a step back into history and see firsthand what life was like before not only i-phones but any phones, automobiles, or airplanes. Admission is free (donations welcome).