Site Number: 20  Central Tour

Weekend Events:
 -  Costumed interpreters relating history of the house
 -  Colonial cooking and recipes
 -  Colonial games for children
 -  Artifacts from the restoration
 -  Gift shop

Driving directions:
From the center of Somerville, proceed east on Main Street. The Van Horne House is on the left side of the road just after the Bridgewater Promenade and across from the Patriots Baseball Stadium (2 mile). Drive up the driveway and park behind the house.

Parking:
Parking and restroom facilities are available at the site

ADA Accessable: Yes
Exhibits and restroom accessible

Normal Hours:
Open only for special events and by appointment

Website: www.heritagetrail.org
Email: info@heritagetrail.org
Phone: 732-356-8856
Map: Google Map
Historic Register: Yes

Organization:
Heritage Trail Association

Van Horne House

The present Van Horne House, which  dates to the late 18th century, was extensively remodeled in the middle decades of both the 19th and 20th centuries. The remodeling during the 1930s and 1940s was in the style of the Corporate Colonial Revival and is especially significant.

This site on which the house sits, known as "Phil's Hill," or "Convivial Hill", was named after Phillip Van Horne, a Bridgewater merchant well-known for his hospitality to both sides during the Revolutionary War. It was the site of numerous important war-time events including a portion of the fighting during the Battle of Bound Brook, when British troops captured three American cannons on the front lawn. The house was used at various times by Generals Lincoln, Stirling, Lee, and Cornwallis.