HOURS:
Guided Tours ONLY
WEDNESDAY through
SATURDAY:
10:00 AM, 11:00 AM,
1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM
SUNDAY:
1:00 PM , 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM

CLOSED Monday and Tuesday
and certain holidays


See VISITOR INFORMATION
for further details

Hosted by Princeton Online

About Rockingham

While the Continental Congress met in Princeton, Rockingham Historic Site served as General George Washington's final Revolutionary War headquarters for almost three months in 1783. In November 1783 Washington received the long awaited news - the Treaty of Paris had been signed, and the thirteen colonies were indeed independent of Great Britain.

For eight years Washington had served his country in the American Revolution, and as one of his last official acts, at Rockingham wrote the Farewell Orders to the Armies of the United States, delivered to Newburgh, New York.

Also known as the Berrien Mansion, the original two rooms of the farmhouse were built between 1702 and1710. Enlarged into a grander home in the 1760's by Judge John Berrien, the house and grounds are preserved and interpreted as the temporary residence of George and Martha Washington. Physically relocated three times since 1896, Rockingham Historic Site maintains a fine collection of 18th century furnishings, Children's Museum and Colonial kitchen garden.

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We apologize for any inconvenience, but please be aware that Rockingham will be closed the following upcoming weekends:

Friday, July 3 through Sunday, July 5
Friday, July 17 through Sunday, July 19
and Friday, July 31 through August 2.

Have a glorious Independence Day!

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New Jersey State Archives
November 3, 2008
In celebration of the 225th Anniversary of Congress in Princeton, the State
Archives placed New Jersey's original Treaty of Paris (preliminary articles,
ratified by the Continental Congress), online. The date marks the news arriving
in Princeton 225 years ago signifying the end of the Revolutionary War.

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Rockingham Historic Site is owned by the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry, State Parks Service.

Last updated July 3, 2009
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