Ashland near Cherry Hill in Camden County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Kay-Evans House at Croft Farm

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 29, 2014

1. The Kay-Evans House at Croft Farm Marker

Inscription. The Kay-Evans house at Croft Farm dates to the mid 18th century when Isaac Kay, a prominent West Jersey settler, built a two-story brick dwelling to accompany his burgeoning milling establishment on the banks of the Cooper River. Subsequent owner Thomas Evan, and his son Josiah, expanded the house and their milling and farming businesses on the site in the mid-1800s. The Evanses were active Quaker abolitionists and used the property as a station along the Underground Railroad, assisting runaway slaves traveling north to freedom. In 1925 John W. Croft, Jr. purchased the property, abandoning the obsolete milling industry on the site in favor of a more lucrative farming business.

Listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in 1999, the Kay-Evans House at Croft Farm represents Cherry Hill Township’s early industrial agricultural and social history. The main farmhouse also illustrates the evolution of major architectural styles over three centuries.

The Kay-Evans House and Croft Farm property are owned and operated by Cherry Hill Township. Funding for the exterior restoration of the Kay-Evans House has been possible in part by the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund administrated by the New Jersey Historic Trust State of New Jersey.

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Abolition & Underground RR • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 39° 54.018′ N, 75° 1.182′ W. Marker is near Cherry Hill, New Jersey, in Camden County. It is in Ashland. It is on Bortons Mill Road. The marker is located to the right of the front door of the main house. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Bortons Mill Rd, Cherry Hill NJ 08034, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Jersey

and in Greater Philadelphia.

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 walking distance of this marker: The Outbuildings at Croft Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Free Wheel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alfred Eastlack Driscoll (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hessian Army during the Revolutionary War (approx. 0.3 miles away); Roll of Honor (approx. 0.3 miles away); Memorial High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Haddonfield Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Haddonfield World War I Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cherry Hill.

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Photographed by Don Morfe, November 29, 2014

2. The Kay-Evans House at Croft Farm

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,827 times since then and 109 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.