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Hors d'œuvres to Preserve
May
9

Hors d'œuvres to Preserve

Hors d'œuvres to Preserve: An Evening to Celebrate History & Preservation

Due to circumstances beyond our control this event will now be held at 628 Windsock Way - the Lippincott House!

This house was saved and moved across Westfield Road in 2004 and we are delighted to have the opportunity to host our event here!

We are embracing this happy change and hope to host another event in the future at The Castle.

🍷 Sip, Savor, and Support!
Enjoy a delightful selection of hors d'œuvres and drinks while mingling with fellow history enthusiasts. All proceeds from the evening will go toward preserving Moorestown’s cherished landmarks, ensuring our town’s history remains alive for generations to come.

📅 Date: 6pm - 9pm Friday, May 9th 2025
👕 Dress Code: Business Casual
📍 Location: 628 Windsock Way, Lippincott House
🎟 $75 per person;Secure your spot for Hors d'œuvres to Preserve by choosing one of the following RSVP options:

📧 Email: savingmoorestown@gmail.com for any questions

📬 Mail a Check made to Saving Historic Moorestown c/o Julie Maravich, 660 Chester Ave, Moorestown, NJ 08057

💳 Pay Online: Click here—be sure to enter the names of attendees and the event name “H2P” when submitting payment. 

Space is limited, so don’t miss this chance to raise a glass to history while making a lasting impact on Moorestown’s future!

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New Life for Old Homes Potluck!
Mar
8
to Mar 9

New Life for Old Homes Potluck!

Are you a young homeowner passionate about breathing new life into old homes? Looking to

connect with others who share your love for vintage charm, restoration adventures, and DIY

dreams? Come be part of the excitement at our first-ever meeting!

🗓 When: Saturday, March 8th, at 7pm

📍 Where: Smith-Cadbury Mansion, 12 High Street

🍲 What to Bring: Your favorite dish to share and your passion for old homes!

👕 Dress Code: Casual—come as you are and ready to get inspired!

✨ What to Expect:

  • Meet fellow homeowners in our community and build connections with people who “get

    it”.

  • Swap stories, ideas, and renovation tips.

  • Learn something new in our fun hands-on activity: a "how-to" on stripping paint!

  • Enjoy an open bar courtesy of Saving Historic Moorestown.

  • Participate in a $30 entry fee raffle (per couple):

    • Half the pot goes to a lucky winner at the end of the night.

    • The other half will go to a grand prize winner at the end of the year.

Whether you're restoring a historic beauty or just starting to dream, there’s a place for you here.

Let’s celebrate the quirks, challenges, and joys of giving old homes a new life—together.

🔗 RSVP now by emailing Hunter at hunterhbetz@gmail.com and let us know what you’re

bringing!

We can’t wait to meet you!

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SUFFS the Musical Bus Trip
Nov
16
to Nov 17

SUFFS the Musical Bus Trip

Join us for a day to celebrate Alice Paul and the women’s right to vote!

Luxury coach ride from Smith-Cadbury Mansion to the Music Box Theater in NYC!
Orchestra seating!
Alice Paul expert with us on the bus!
Alice Paul swag bag!
Refreshments!
Tickets include a $50 donation to be shared by Saving Historic Moorestown and the Historical Society.
Bus leaves at 9:30 am for the 2pm matinee [lunch on your own prior to the show] and will return to Smith-Cadbury after the show.
Tickets: $300.00

We are now sold out!

“From the singular mind of Shaina Taub, this epic new musical boldly explores the victories and failures of a struggle for equality that’s far from over. It’s 1913 and the women’s movement is heating up in America, anchored by the suffragists — “Suffs,” as they call themselves — and their relentless pursuit of the right to vote. Reaching across and against generational, racial, and class divides, these brilliant, flawed women entertain and inspire us with the story of their hard-won victory in an ongoing fight. So much has changed since the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment over a century ago, and yet we’re reminded sometimes we need to look back, in order to march fearlessly into the future.” [Playbill.com]

Running Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including intermission

Learn more here!

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Joshua Bispham House
Sep
25

Joshua Bispham House

  • 141 East Main Street Moorestown, NJ, 08057 United States (map)
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Ephraim Haines House
Sep
25

Ephraim Haines House

  • 201 East Main Street Moorestown, NJ, 08057 United States (map)
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201 East Main Street, Moorestown

The house at 201 East Main Street is a contributing property in the Moorestown Historic District listed on the National and New Jersey State Historic Registers.

The oldest portion of this Late Federal, stuccoed brick house was built c. 1760 by Ephraim Haines.

201 East Main Street

On June 20, 1778, British and Hessian troops encamped on his land. In his claim for damages, the items plundered or destroyed included 2750 cedar rails, 1550 oak rails, 55 oak posts, 102 apple trees, 22 sheep, 1 horse 15 years old, 1 horse 5 years old, 2 sows with pig, 11 hogs, 20 acres of grass for mowing, 3 acres of Indian corn, 5 acres of oats and flax, 3 ploughs, 35 acres of wheat and rye and 7000 feet of good pine boards. Totalling a financial loss by his reckoning of 240 pounds, 6 shillings.

Inventory of damages, claimed by Ephraim Haines, June 1778

Haines was a prominent and prosperous local citizen, owning a large portion of the land east of Chester Ave. He was an overseer of highways in 1764. The 1774 tax records for Burlington County show that he owned 278 acres, with 16 cattle and horses. He sold some of that land on the south side of Main Street for a new Friends Meeting House and school in 1781. Ephraim’s son Samuel W. Haines inherited the house and made additions and renovations to the house in the mid 1820s. Samuel was a tax collector in 1817-1818 and Sheriff of Burlington County from 1813-1816 and 1819-1822.

Foyer at 201 East Main Street

201 East Main, present day

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Richard Flemming House
Sep
25

Richard Flemming House

  • 243 West Main Street Moorestown, NJ, 08057 United States (map)
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French-Hollinshead House
Sep
25

French-Hollinshead House

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Commodore Truxtun/ Bispham/Walton House
Sep
25

Commodore Truxtun/ Bispham/Walton House

  • 730 Marne Highway Moorestown, NJ, 08057 United States (map)
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730 Marne Highway, Moorestown

The oldest portion of this historic farm house was built c. 1770 by Joshua Bispham. The residents of the house would have been witness to Hessian troops on June 20, 1778, marching up the Old Salem Road towards Mt. Holly to meet up with the rest of the British Army. Between the years 1812 and 1816, the house was owned by Commodore Thomas Truxtun, one of the US Navy’s most important early heroes.

During his retirement, the Truxtun family moved to Chester Township from Cranbury, NJ, in 1812. He moved to this 40-acre plantation he called Woodlawn, on what is now Marne Highway. His wife did not enjoy living in Cranbury, and the previous owner of this house, Dr. George Davis, wanted to move closer to family in Brunswick so they simply traded properties. The Truxtun family lived here until 1816, when he moved to Philadelphia. Tax records from 1812 show that Truxtun owned 40 acres of land, 3 horses, and 3 head of cattle. He described the property, which he intended to continue farming as previous owners had, as “handsome, healthy, and in a good neighbourhood.”

Courtesy of New Jersey State Archives, photograph by Nathaniel Rue Ewan, c. 1930s

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As a privateer commander during the American Revolution, he captured ten enemy ships. After the war he continued to sail in service of the nation he fought to create. He was one of six commanders appointed by George Washington to the new US Navy. In 1785 he was responsible for the safe return of Benjamin Franklin to the USA from his tour as Ambassador to France.

US Mint bronze medal, from 1800

In 1786 his ship, the Canton, was one of the first American vessels to open direct trade between China and the United States. In 1794, he published an important book on navigation, Remarks, Instructions, and Examples Relating to the Latitude and Longitude, and was one of the first to map the Gulf Stream.

Commodore Truxtun’s 1794 navigational book

He also designed the original Navy signal manual and wrote the predecessor to the Navy Regulations in use today. As commander of the USS Constellation in 1799 he defeated the French ship L’Insurgente in the Caribbean as part of the “Quasi War” with France. In 1800, he forced the surrender of another French warship, La Vengeance. Six naval ships have been named for him in recent decades, including the current USS Truxtun (DDG-103), a destroyer. He had a reputation for bravery and tenacity as a disciplined but fair commander and a superior seaman and leader.

Commodore Truxtun’s ship, the Independence, 1777, capturing a West Indiaman ship

Silas Walton was another notable owner of the plantation in the later 19th century. In addition to farming his sizable acreage, he also invented a cultivator/tiller and developed a new variety of strawberry. The house remained in the Walton family until 1983.

Drawing of the house from the 1876 J.D. Scott Atlas of Burlington County

20th century aerial view of the homestead

One of many outbuildings

Stairs and railing from 2nd to 3rd floor

2nd floor fireplace with King of Prussia marble

Outbuilding used as garage

Finial detail on garage roof

Dollhouse replica of 730 Marne Highway, created for Walton children in the 20th century

730 Marne Highway, present day

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