Middlebush, New Jersey

Middlebush Village Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Cedar Grove Cemetery in Middlebush
Location:	Middlebush, New Jersey  United States
Coordinates:	40°29′50″N 74°31′41″W / 40.49722°N 74.52806°W / 40.49722; -74.52806Coordinates: 40°29′50″N 74°31′41″W / 40.49722°N 74.52806°W / 40.49722; -74.52806
NRHP Reference#:	07000384
Added to NRHP:	April 25, 2007

Milk bottle from Somerset Farms in Middlebush

Middlebush is an unincorporated area and community located within Franklin Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It is perhaps most distinguished as being the host section for Franklin Township's municipal complex.

Middlebush still has quite a rural feel with 19th century homes and tree-lined streets. Middlebush was once a stop on the Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad, and this legacy is evident in the street named Railroad Avenue that presently has no railroad tracks in sight.^[1]

Points of interest

• Middlebush Reformed Church
• Middlebush Park is Franklin Township's newest municipal park. Located in Middlebush, off DeMott Lane, the park hosts ballfields and a children's playground.
• Stage House Tavern was Colonial Farms, which now houses the restaurant.
• Middlebush Giant was a circus performer and sideshow attraction who retired to a farm in Middlebush.
• Cedar Grove Cemetery, Franklin is located off of Amwell Avenue and contains the body of the Middlebush Giant.

National Register of Historic Places

The Middlebush Village Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 25, 2007. It is district #07000384.^[2]

References

1. ^ William B. Brahms (1997). Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ: A History. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0966858603. http://books.google.com/books?id=uTrobtvfWPUC&pg=PA83&dq. 
2. ^ Historic Preservation Office List of New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in Somerset County, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed January 31, 2008.