Ewing Township in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Temple-Ryan Farmhouse
Photographed by Deb Hartshorn, October 3, 2010
1. Temple-Ryan Farmhouse Marker
Has Been Placed on the
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
By the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection
May 6, 1971
And on the
National Register of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
September 10, 1971
Erected 1971.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is May 6, 1971.
Location. 40° 16.768′ N, 74° 46.267′ W. Marker is in Ewing Township, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It can be reached from the intersection of Federal City Road and Violet Cox Drive. Also known as Benjamin Temple House and is located in Drake Farm Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27 Federal City Road, Trenton NJ 08638, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Jersey and in Greater Princeton. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Church Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Bicentennial of the Birth of George Washington (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Revolutionary War Site (approx. 2.4 miles away); Johnson Trolley Line
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Revolutionary War Site (was approx. 2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society. (Submitted on October 4, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 9, 2014
2. Temple-Ryan Farmhouse Marker
Photographed by Deb Hartshorn, October 3, 2010
3. Temple-Ryan Farmhouse
The marker is mounted on the wall to the left of the entrance door.
Photographed by Deb Hartshorn, October 3, 2010
4. Temple-Ryan Farmhouse
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 9, 2014
5. Temple-Ryan Farmhouse Marker
Photographed by Deb Hartshorn, October 3, 2010
6. Drake Farm Park/Benjamin Temple House sign
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 9, 2014
7. Inside the Temple-Ryan Farmhouse
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 9, 2014
8. Inside the Temple-Ryan Farmhouse
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,663 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 4, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey. 2. submitted on March 9, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3, 4. submitted on October 4, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey. 5. submitted on March 9, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6. submitted on October 4, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey. 7, 8. submitted on March 9, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
