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Spicer-Leaming House

Built: c. 1820. Original Location: Lower Township, on land now occupied by the Cape May Canal.

Visit with a 19th-century housewife, demonstrating the domestic arts a woman in a rural community would have been responsible for. Tasks demonstrated include open-hearth cooking, gardening, and more.

This double house served one family and has both a parlor and kitchen on the first floor. Notable interior elements consist of hand-planed interior wall boarding, raised paneling, and flared corner posts. In the early days (1800-1820), the farmhouse was the home of the Jacob Spicer family and later of his descendants, the Leamings. It was originally built on a knoll near a small creek known as Spicer’s Creek which is now a canal called Spicer’s Canal. The house was part of Spicer’s Plantation and was known as “neck” farm because it sat on a neck or meander of the creek. Builder, Col. Jacob Spicer, was an early settler, arriving about 1691. In 1750, his son Jacob Spicer Esq. along with Aaron Leaming, published the “Concessions & Agreements,” establishing freedom of religion, freedom of speech, trial by jury, elections, and other rights for New Jerseyians.

NJ DEP – Historic Preservation Office New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places
Spicer Leaming House (ID#5305)

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CURRENT HOURS: Fall/Winter Schedule

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Mon-Fri, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (except holidays)    

Open for Self-Guided Walks (except for Holidays)

Current ADMISSION FEE: Donation Honor System (suggested donation $5.00 per person - donation boxes at entry gates & throughout the Village)


Private Walking Tours are offered - Call the Administrative Office to schedule
(609.898.2300 Ext. 10)

 

 


Private Guided Walking Tours Offered

Call Admin Office to Schedule
(609.898.2300 Ext. 10)

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Interiors Currently Closed (with the exception of Welcome Center)

 

 

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Now Accepting Bookings for Private Events
609-884-0114 or emaill
ssheldon@hcsv.org

 

Mon - Fri, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM 
Open year-round (except holidays)

Deliveries to U.S. Route 9 Village Entrance-2nd Floor of Welcome Center, Admin Office


The Hours of the Village, Brewery & Restaurant change throughout the year. Please make sure to check the hours.

Please respect these changes from previous years and refrain from entering the Village Grounds except when advertised as Open.

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