Liberty Corner in Bernards in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

William Annin House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 28, 2024

1. William Annin House Marker

Inscription. In this general area was the William Annin 1766 Stone House in Liberty Corner. During the American Revolution, it was used as a church, school, military hospital and rest center. The Annin family served Bernards Township, New Jersey and the United States of America with distinction. Descendants founded the Annin Flag Company, the world's largest flag makers.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1766.

Location. 40° 40.154′ N, 74° 34.949′ W. Marker is in Bernards, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It is in Liberty Corner. It can be reached from Canterbury Way 0.3 miles east of Old Mine Brook Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 104 Canterbury Way, Basking Ridge NJ 07920, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

specifically in Central Jersey,

in Greater Princeton,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Presbyterian Church of Liberty Corner (approx. ¼ mile away); "We're Coming Up Behind You" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chief Philip Koechlein (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bernards Township WWI & WWII Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); French Army Encampment

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(approx. half a mile away); A Place To Remember (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (approx. 0.7 miles away); Purvis James Boatwright Jr. (approx. 1.7 miles away).

Also see . . . The Annins of Liberty Corner: Patriots, Flag Company and a Middle School. William Annin arrived in America with his parents, at age 7, in 1722. The family eventually owned 1,000 acres and the area became known as Annin's Corner, after their home in Annadale, Scotland. William Annin quartered troops of Lafayette in his stone house. (Mr. Local History Project) (Submitted on October 17, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 28, 2024

2. William Annin House Marker

William Annin's 1766 Stone House image. Click for full size.

Unknown; via Mr. Local History Project (Public Domain), circa 1920

3. William Annin's 1766 Stone House

The house was demolished by a land developer in the 1920s.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 17, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.