South Bound Brook in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Abraham Staats House

Circa 1740

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 9, 2016

1. Abraham Staats House Marker

Inscription.
The Staats House is one of the finest remaining buildings from the second phase of Dutch immigration and settlement in the Raritan Valley. Abraham Staats was important locally as the county tax collector and the recorder of damages suffered at the hands of the British during the Revolutionary War.

The house is also significant as the headquarters of Baron William Frederick Von Steuben in the spring of 1779 during the Middlebrook Cantonment. After a successful review of troop maneuvers on May 2, 1779 a dinner was served for about sixty officers under a tent in the grove near the house. At this visit French Minister to America, Conrad Girard, informed General Washington that the French would increase supplies to the Patriots.

Erected by Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington series list.

Location. 40° 33.089′ N, 74° 31.288′ W. Marker is in South Bound Brook, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It is on Von Steuben Lane, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: South Bound Brook NJ 08880, 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.

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Abraham Staats House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ukrainian American Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Saint Olha (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ukrainian Famine Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fisher House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Battle of Bound Brook (approx. 0.6 miles away); Queen’s Bridge (approx. 0.6 miles away); Old Stone Bridge (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in South Bound Brook.

Also see . . . History of the Abraham Staats House. (Submitted on April 9, 2016, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 9, 2016

2. Abraham Staats House Marker

British Soldiers at the Abraham Staats House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 9, 2016

3. British Soldiers at the Abraham Staats House Marker

Abraham Staats House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 9, 2016

4. Abraham Staats House

British Encampment at the Abraham Staats House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2015

5. British Encampment at the Abraham Staats House

Inside the Staats House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2016

6. Inside the Staats House

Portraits of Abraham Staats and his wife Margaret DuBois Staats can be seen above the fireplace.

Entrance Hall of the Abraham Staats House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2016

7. Entrance Hall of the Abraham Staats House

Staats House Music Room image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 10, 2016

8. Staats House Music Room

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2016, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 679 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 9, 2016, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6, 7, 8. submitted on April 10, 2016, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.