The Friends of the Abraham Staats House are delighted to invite you and you family to enjoy this historic treasure's sparkling decked halls!
DATES: Saturday & Sunday, December 12 & 13
TIMES: 11:00AM to 4:00PM
PLACE: The Abraham Staats House
17 Von Steuben Lane, South Bound Brook
INFO: Tom Harabin, (732) 469-3198
www.staatshouse.org
Every room is uniquely and festively decorated for the holidays by the Friends of the Staats House and other community organizations including the South Bound Brook Fire Department, the Reformed Church-Bound Brook in South Bound Brook, the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts, the Women's Guild of South Bound Brook, and the Friends of the Abraham Staats House.
Performances of seasonal music will include:
- All Weekend: Tom Harabin playing 18th Century Christmas Music on the fiddle, dulcimer, and guitar.
- Saturday, 12:00PM: Students from the Robert Morris School of South Bound Brook
- Sunday, 1:30PM: Ensemble from Bound Brook High School
[From the Staats House Website]
"The Staats House is one of the finest surviving buildings from the Dutch Settlement of the Raritan Valley in the 18th Century. Over the centuries, the house has been expanded several times and now includes a fine late, Federal/Greek Revival two-story addition.
The house had an interesting history during the American Revolution when it served as the headquarters of General von Steuben during the second Middlebrook Encampment (1779).
The Staats House was acquired by Borough of South Bound Brook in 1999 with grant assistance provided by Somerset County (the previous owner was given life tenancy). With foresight and through negotiation, the Borough has insured that this important site will remain in the public domain.
The Staats House was entered onto the New Jersey Register of Historic Plces on August 29, 2002, and the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 2002."
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