| Howell Living History Farm | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Nrhp Type2: | indcp |
| Partof Refnum: | 91000676 |
| Designated Nrhp Type2: | June 14, 1991 |
| Location: | 70 Woodens Lane Hopewell Township, New Jersey |
| Coordinates: | 40.3397°N -74.8989°W |
| Added: | May 2, 1977 |
| Refnum: | 77000879 |
| 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: | December 1, 1976 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 1697[1] |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Designated Other1 Color: |
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The Howell Living History Farm, also known as the Joseph Phillips Farm, is a 130acres living open-air museum located north of Titusville in the Pleasant Valley section of Hopewell Township in Mercer County, New Jersey.[2] The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 1977, for its significance in agriculture and architecture.[3] The farm was included in the Pleasant Valley Historic District on June 14, 1991.[4]
The farm was first created by Joseph Phillips, a blacksmith, who purchased from William Bryant in 1732. By 1800, Henry Phillips, Joseph's son, had enlarged the farm by . Henry served as a captain in the Hunterdon County Regiment of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. An inventory of the farm on his death in 1805 listed two teams of oxen, two slaves, a Rockingham colt, and the flax in the ground. The current buildings on the property date to the 19th century, primarily before the American Civil War.[3] The final private owner of the farm was the Howell family, who donated the land to Mercer County in 1974 for use as a museum.
The museum shows farm life from the year 1900.[5] The farm is owned by Mercer County and operated by the Mercer County Park Commission with the support and assistance of The Friends of Howell Living History Farm.[6]