Thompson Park (Lincroft, New Jersey) Explained

Thompson Park
Map:	USA New Jersey Monmouth County#New Jersey#USA
Location:	805 Newman Springs Road Lincroft, New Jersey
Coordinates:	40.3375°N -74.1483°W
Area:	677acres
Created:	1968
Operator:	Monmouth County Park System

Thompson Park is a public park located at 805 Newman Springs Road in the Lincroft section of Middletown Township, New Jersey. The 677acres park is operated by the Monmouth County Park System. In 1968, at the bequest of Geraldine Morgan Thompson, 215acres of the Brookdale Farm were donated to the county to create the park.^[1] The Brookdale Farm Historic District, located in the park, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. The visitor center is a reconstruction of the Thompson Mansion, which was destroyed by a fire in 2006. The original mansion had been remodeled and expanded by the architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings in 1896.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• There is another Thompson Park that is nearby, located in Monroe Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thompson Park . Monmouth County Park System.
2. Web site: Brookdale Farm in Thompson Park . . 2016.
3. none . National Register of Historic Places Registration: Brookdale Farm Historic District (Draft) . National Park Service. Clifford . Zink . December 2018. With accompanying 102 photos.