Fieldville, New Jersey | |
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 Richard R. Field house builtc. 1724 | |
  Fieldville  Fieldville  Fieldville | |
| Coordinates:40°32′50″N74°30′24″W / 40.54722°N 74.50667°W /40.54722; -74.50667 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Middlesex |
| Township | Piscataway |
| Named after | John Field |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 883087[1] |
Fieldville is a historicalunincorporated community located withinPiscataway Township inMiddlesex County, in theU.S. state ofNew Jersey.[2] The location is sometimes described as being onRiver Road south ofBound Brook.[3] The community was named after John Field and his descendants who settled the area.
John Field (1659–1729) purchased 1,055 acres (427 ha) along theRaritan River in 1695 from Benjamin Clarke.[4]
The original Field House, built by John Field in 1710, was located between River Road and the Raritan River. It was destroyed in 1907.[5]
Richard R. Field (1755–1840) lived in a frame house at 260 River Road, datedc. 1724 by a foundation stone.[6][7]
John Field's grandson, John Field (born 1714), built a stone house at 625 River Road in 1743. It is acontributing property of theRoad Up Raritan Historic District, listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[8] A later addition was wood-frame construction.[9]
About 1868, Benjamin McDowell Field built a large two-story frame house along River Road. It was also known as theKenneth Perry House, named after its last owner. The house was destroyed by fire in 1965.[3][10][11]
As part of theDelaware and Raritan Canal, a dam was constructed on the Raritan River at Fieldville to supply water for the last five miles of the canal toNew Brunswick.[12] What remains of the dam can still be seen in the Raritan River, about 500 feet upstream from the I-287 North overpass near exit 10.
Fieldville is accessed by two major roads:Interstate 287 andCounty Route 622 (River Road).
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