| Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge | |
| Location: | Oak Ridge Road and Feather Bed Lane Clark, New Jersey Edison, New Jersey |
| Coordinates: | 40.6053°N -74.3458°W |
| Architecture: | Federal, Colonial, Italianate |
| Added: | October 25, 1995 |
| Refnum: | 95001185 |
| Designated Other1 Name: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
| Designated Other1 Abbr: | NJRHP |
| Designated Other1 Link: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
| Designated Other1 Date: | September 8, 1995 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 2800[1] [2] |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
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The Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge is a historic house and grounds located in Oak Ridge Park in the township of Clark in Union County, New Jersey and extending into the township of Edison in Middlesex County. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 25, 1995, for its significance in architecture, exploration/settlement, law, military history, and politics/government. In addition to the building, the listing includes three contributing sites and one contributing object.[3]
The oldest part of the house was built . The site was formerly known as Ash Swamp and played a pivotal role in the Battle of Short Hills during the American Revolutionary War.[3]
The home is associated with Judge Hugh Hartshorne Bowne.[3] The Squire Hartshorne House and the Robinson Plantation House are other homes from the 18th century located in Clark. In May 2009, the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced its support of preservation of the building site.[4] [5]