Mount Tabor Historical Society

Richardson History House

32 Trinity Place
GPS: Use 26 Simpson Ave. (Post Office)
Mount Tabor, New Jersey 07878

For information on events, click on the website below:

 https://mounttabornj.org
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• A display of the historic preservation of the Richardson History House
• Site tours of the 1873 Richardson History House
• View the interior of the 1885 Tabernacle
• Parking and special instructions: Parking available along Simpson Avenue across the street from the Post Office. Do not park in the RESIDENT parking lot with numbered spots. Overflow parking is available at the United Methodist Church of Mount Tabor. On foot, follow signs into Trinity Park.

Mount Tabor was founded as a post-Civil War permanent Methodist Camp Meeting ground in 1869. Trinity Park is the center of the historic community where services were once held. Three prominent octagonal community buildings are located here: the Tabernacle, the Bethel, and the Library.

Also located on Trinity Park, the Richardson History House is a small-scale Folk Victorian cottage in the Second Empire style. Built in 1873 for the Richardson family, this historic house is distinct as one-third of a triple cottage. Owned by a descendent of Richardson until 2007, it was gifted to the Mount Tabor Historical Society to serve as a museum. The interior is a highly preserved example of a camp meeting cottage. After three long years of construction the exterior siding, wood trim, and the front porch are restored. Floor-to-ceiling plate-glass windows in the front facade swing open to take advantage of the summer breezes and its ideal location on Trinity Park.

Mount Tabor Historic District was listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places in 2015. An annual historic house tour is featured the last Saturday of each September. We are pleased to give tours of the museum by appointment, so call to schedule your visit.

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