On November 30, 1995, The Parker Homestead was deeded to the borough of Little Silver after the death of Julia Gertrude Parker. The Parker Homestead represents more than 300 years of continuous use by one family. The property was bought in 1665 when brothers Peter and Joseph Parker, Quakers from Rhode Island, purchased neighboring properties on the peninsula between the Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers.
The current Parker House sits on property owned by Peter Parker and is most likely not the original home. The westernmost section of the house was most likely built in the early 18th century, c. 1721, based on tree ring dates collected in 2001 *(Veit and Jung 2001). This section of the house was originally one and a half stories tall before being raised to a full two stories in the 20th century. The eastern section of the house is typical of mid-late 18th-century farmhouses. It was built with two full stories and a full cellar supported by a large stone foundation.
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Sources:
Parker Homestead – 1665. Available: https://parkerhomestead1665.org/
Veit, Richard F., and Paul Jung. (2001). Phase I and II Archaeological Investigations, Parker Homestead (28MO262), Borough of Little Silver, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Report to Borough of Little Silver, Little Silver, NJ, and Mark R. Fitzsimmons, Red Bank, N.J., from Richard F. Veit and Paul Jung, Monmouth University, West Long Beach, N.J.
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