Red Mill Museum Village
Red Mill Museum Village office and quarry buildings
Red Mill Museum Village is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Red Mill Museum Village
Location within Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Red Mill Museum Village is located in New Jersey
Red Mill Museum Village
Red Mill Museum Village (New Jersey)
Red Mill Museum Village is located in the United States
Red Mill Museum Village
Red Mill Museum Village (the United States)
Location56 Main Street
Clinton, New Jersey
Coordinates40°38′11″N 74°54′48″W / 40.63639°N 74.91333°W / 40.63639; -74.91333
Websitetheredmill.org

The Red Mill Museum Village, historically known as the Clinton Historical Museum, is an open-air museum located along the South Branch Raritan River at 56 Main Street in Clinton, New Jersey. It includes the historic Red Mill and the adjacent M. C. Mulligan & Sons Quarry.[1] The museum is a private, non-profit organization, whose mission is to display the social, agricultural, and industrial heritage of Hunterdon County. The 10 acres (4.0 ha) site has 12 historic buildings.[2] Both the mill and the quarry are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and are part of the Clinton Historic District.[3]

History

Starting in 1960, five local residents, known as the Red Mill Five, began to acquire property to form the museum. They were Monroe F. DeMott, Cyrus R. Fox, Ralph Howard, Robert Lechner, and the artist James R. Marsh. They acquired the Red Mill for $15,000. The museum opened to the public in 1963. Marsh bought the adjoining quarry in 1964 and donated it to the museum. The full museum then opened in 1965.[1] On October 9, 1965, the James Randall Marsh Historical Park was dedicated at the museum.[4] The Bunker Hill School House, built c. 1861, was moved here in 1974 from Alexandria Township.[5]

Events

The museum has been the site for the annual Black Potatoe Music Festival, founded by Matt Angus.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "History of the Red Mill". Red Mill Museum Village.
  2. ↑ "Red Mill Museum Village". NJ.gov.
  3. ↑ Brecknell, Ursula C. (August 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clinton Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 39 photos
  4. ↑ "Historical Park Is Dedicated at Clinton Affair". Courier News. October 11, 1965 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Breslauer, David (1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: M. C. Mulligan & Sons Quarry". National Park Service. With accompanying 10 photos
  6. ↑ La Gorce, Tammy (July 3, 2009). "Bring Dancing Shoes and a Chair". The New York Times.
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