Last updated: December 11, 2021
Place
Guerin House
NPS
Quick Facts
Location:
Jockey Hollow, NJ
Significance:
Historic home owned by a blacksmith and officer in the New Jersey militia; located near the winter encampment in Jockey Hollow
OPEN TO PUBLIC:
No
Joshua Guerin, his wife and 8 children lived in a small house on an average size farm of 76 acres. Guerin served as a sergeant in the Morris County militia and occasionally hauled supplies in his wagon for the army. He allowed the army to graze horses in his pasture and sold hay and firewood to the army. Soldiers were even briefly quartered in his house.
Like many of his neighbors Guerin's property also suffered damages from the army's encampment. According to complaints Guerin filed after the war, American soldiers stole potatoes, rye, sheep, tools and even some of his wife's clothing. Additionally, soldiers burned his fences and let horses loose in his wheat field resulting in the loss of half his crop.
The house currently is used by park staff as a residence and is not open to the public. Please respect the privacy of the occupants.
Like many of his neighbors Guerin's property also suffered damages from the army's encampment. According to complaints Guerin filed after the war, American soldiers stole potatoes, rye, sheep, tools and even some of his wife's clothing. Additionally, soldiers burned his fences and let horses loose in his wheat field resulting in the loss of half his crop.
The house currently is used by park staff as a residence and is not open to the public. Please respect the privacy of the occupants.