Liberty Corner, New Jersey | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Somerset County#USA New Jersey#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Liberty Corner |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Somerset County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Somerset |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Bernards |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 5.00 |
Area Land Km2: | 4.98 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.93 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.92 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1877 |
Population Density Km2: | 377.00 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 976.59 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
Elevation Ft: | 236 |
Coordinates: | 40.6647°N -74.5775°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 07938 |
Area Code: | 908 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | [3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 877746 |
Liberty Corner is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[4] located in Bernards Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5] [6] Liberty Corner is about south of Bernardsville. Liberty Corner has a post office with ZIP code 07938.[7] The Liberty Corner Historic District was listed on the state and national registers of historic places in 1991.
As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1877.[2]
In 1722, the area was known by its primary landholder, John Annin, as "Annin's Corner." This was changed to "Liberty Corner" during the American Revolution.[8]
On August 29, 1781, the First Brigade of the French Army, the Expédition Particulière, under command of the French general Comte de Rochambeau, camped here by Bullion's Tavern, along the route to Yorktown, Virginia. The next day they marched to the campground at Somerset Courthouse, now Millstone. The American Continental Army marched nearby along different roads as part of this joint effort.[9] [10]
The Bonnie Brae School for boys was an orphanage in the area. It was founded in 1916 as a "working farm" for boys.[11] [12] in 2018 it accepts boys that have been emotionally maltreated.[13]
Liberty Corner Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | y |
Location: | Roughly, junction of Church Street and Valley and Lyons Roads, and area West and Southwest |
Builder: | James A. Goltra |
Architecture: | Colonial Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne |
Added: | October 11, 1991 |
Refnum: | 91001477 |
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: | August 16, 1991 |
Designated Other1 Number: | 2473[14] |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Designated Other1 Color: |
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The Liberty Corner Historic District is a historic district in the village. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 11, 1991, for its significance in community development and architecture from 1865 to 1935.[15]
Liberty Corner Elementary, built in, is located in the area. It is the oldest school in the Bernards Township School District. It once instructed grades 1 through 8. In 2018, it taught 550 students in grades K-5.[16]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Liberty Corner include: