Taylor Poultry House

Built: 1895. Original Building Name: Taylor Poultry Shop Original Location: Seashore Road, Lower Township.
Acquired by HCSV: c. 1975

Erected around the turn of the last century, this charming octagonal-shaped structure was built as a brooding house for hens. It was later used for cockfights in the 1920s, then a road stand and was then relocated across the street and used as a children’s playhouse. Octagonal-shaped structures-houses, barns, and other outbuildings-were most popular in the 1850s and 1860s as people experimented with new forms of “scientific” living and agriculture.

NJ DEP – Historic Preservation Office New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places
Octagonal Poultry House (ID#4761)
NR: 3/14/2008 (NR Reference #: 08000177)

As of September 7, 2025

Business Office and Welcome Center:
Open Monday thru Friday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Village Grounds are open to walk during this time but historic buildings will not be open.

Village Open for Special Event Weekends
Saturdays and Sundays 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Thru October 5th
Admission Required

The Village grounds will be closed during the day on Sunday, September 21 as Lunar Faire sets up. Lunar Faire begins at 5:00pm that night.
Entrance at the Seashore Road gate only. See event page for more info.

Check Event Page for additional dates, details, prices and tickets

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