Montgomery, New Jersey Real Estate
Montgomery: Open Spaces and Green Acres

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The area of present day Montgomery Township, New Jersey, was an early part of Lenni-Lenape Native American lands. In colonial times, the region provided Eurropean immigrants with rich rural farmland. During the American Revolutionary War the land became a crossroads of history. General George Washington travelled across this part of New Jersey in the first week of December, 1776. Between 1776 and 1783, General Washington spent considerable amount of time around this area and he frequently visited his friend John Van Horne at his manor house just west of present Montgomery Avenue. Rockingham in Rocky Hill was Washington's headquarters in 1783 while he attended the Continental Congress session in Princeton.

The area was named Montgomery Township after Revolutionary hero, General Brigadier Richard Montgomery. The township is located in the southern tip of Somerset County in New Jersey, between the Millstone River Valley and the Sourland Mountains. Approximately 60 minutes from New York City, 90 minutes from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and 15 minutes from Princeton, Montgomery Township remains a crossroads for modern Americans.

Montgomery Township has a rich, varied history and culture as a number of English, Dutch, German and other settlers laid roots in the area. Several prominent Montgomery residents served as "Freeholders of the Western Precinct" in the 1790s with family names familiar to today's residents; names like Voorhees, Blew, Stryker, Stockton, Hageman, Skillman, Sutpen, Updike, Stout, Beekman, Trehune, VanPelt, Duryea and Hunt with Dr.Witherspoon as head of the Council. Many farms, homes and buildings from the era remain intact today. The Montgomery Center for the Arts is located in one of these houses, which was constructed in the late Greek Revival architecture style. Of particular importance are the rustic stone bridges that exist in the area.

In the late 20th Century, Montgomery Township evolved into a primarily residential community, along with industrial zones and corporate office properties while retaining large tracts of open spaces and "Green Acres." There are several hamlets within the Township: Belle Mead, Blawenburg, Dutchtown, Harlingen, Rocky Hill, Skillman and Zion.