Museum Tours 

Our docents will be available from 1 to 4 p.m. to greet our visitors and share the history of the Manor, it's people, and the local industrial history of Oxford. We are offering tours of the main floor of the building. The last tour begins at 3:30 p.m.

"Shippen Talks"

This will be our first in-person "Shippen Talks." We have invited local author, Richard Dalrymple to be our first speaker of the season. Mr. Dalrymple will be discussing "Prominent People of Montana Mountain" (Harmony Township).

Mr. Dalrymple is a local author and member of the Warren County Historical & Genealogical Society. He has written two books, "The Bootleggers of Montana Mountain" (2017) and "Harmony Township, NJ: Its Historic Communities and Some of its Oldest Families" (2021). He will be speaking in the lower level "workers' dining room" that is accessible from our porch along the lower driveway. Mr. Dalrymple will be speaking from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

• No admission fee
• Book sales (cash only, please)
• Limited seating

Our rear parking will be open and has limited spaces. Please exercise caution and drive slowly as pedestrians may be on the driveway. This is a one-way only driveway, so please exit along the lower driveway. 

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There are some changes made at Shippen that we want to make you aware of before you plan your visit.

PARKING & ACCESSIBILITY: 

There is limited accessible parking in our Belvidere Avenue lot (by the boardwalk). Please leave two car spaces closer to the boardwalk for those who need it (there is a blue & white sign that designates those spots for those with HC accessibility tags).

For most regular museum days (that are from 1 to 4 p.m.), the back parking area will be open to the public. Please exercise caution as pedestrians also use the driveway. The driveway is a ONE WAY (except for special occasions). If the lower driveway is open when you exit the back parking, please drive slowly as there will be visitors and staff on the driveway.

7/6/2022: Please note that we have very limited on-site parking (and 1 available accessible parking space by our boardwalk) due to on-site work. We suggest that if you are able, to park off-site and taking the short walk over. 

Parking areas with limited to no restriction:

• Washington Avenue (past the Colonial Methodist Church), municipal lot (off Wall Street), town lot on Kent Street (not on street)

Parking areas with restrictions:

• Wall Street (in town), some parts of Washington Avenue

No parking:

• Belvidere Avenue (including across from the Manor on Church property, Washington Avenue at the bottom of our property (both ways), Cinder Street, residential driveways and accesses. 

ENTRANCES: 

There will be two main entrances to the museum (main floor) that are identified with brown and white signs (two brown and white “Museum” signs, one marked for ADA): the “Robeson Study” is the first entrance along the boardwalk from the Belvidere Ave. parking area. “Reception Room” has an ADA accessible entrance (it is the second entrance along the boardwalk from the Belvidere Ave. parking area). If you need any assistance, please speak with one of our volunteers.

EXTERIOR BORDER & DRIVEWAY WALLS: 

Our walls are delicate and fragile due to age and in order to avoid any potential injuries to you or damage to the site, we ask that visitors (children in particular) not climb, walk or jump off of them. (This also includes the old stone stairs on our neighbors’ property near the Belvidere Ave. parking area.)

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This schedule may be altered or events cancelled.
Event information is also posted at Warren200.com and Facebook (ShippenManor)

There is no admission to the museum. This is a family-friendly historic site. Limited accessible parking available on site.

Off-site parking on Washington Avenue (by the Colonial Methodist Church) and municipal lot off Wall Street (Wall to Allen). Please exercise caution when crossing the street to the Manor.

 As per Warren County Parks Regulations, certified service animals are permitted to enter the museum with their handlers. Other pets are not permitted inside of the museum. Thank you for picking up after your pets.