"It's the beauty within us that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us. The question is not what you look at but what you see."

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

Nature Day at the Manor 

Along the lower driveway and porch of the Manor will be some state, regional, county and local groups that focus on nature and the natural environment that include Allamuchy Open Space, Department of Land Preservation ("Ask a Naturalist"), Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Warren County, Warren County Parks Foundation, Warren County Garden Club , Warren Co. Clean Communities/Dove Environmental Education and Warren Co. Mosquito Commission!

*If there is inclement weather, this outside event will be modified and/or cancelled, but not rescheduled.

Museum Tours

Our docents will be available from 1 to 4 p.m. to greet our visitors and share the history of the Manor, its 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.

Back parking and driveways will be closed during this event for the safety of our visitors and participants. Please see below for off-site parking ("Parking & Accessibility"). There is limited parking in our Belvidere Ave. lot and two designated accessible parking (with sign). Please do not block driveways or park on the grass.

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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.

For reenactment days or special event days, the back parking area and driveways will be closed to vehicles. On those days, we encourage visitors to park off-site on Washington Ave past the church or in the municipal parking area off Wall Street. Warren Co. Cultural & Heritage Affairs at Shippen Manor is not responsible if a driver receives a ticket for parking in a no parking or limited parking area. Please adhere to all signs. Also, please do not block residents’ driveways.

Parking areas with limited to no restriction:

• Washington Avenue (past the Colonial Methodist Church), municipal lot (off Wall Street), town lot on Kent Street

Parking areas with restrictions:

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

No parking:

• Belvidere Avenue, Washington Avenue at the bottom of our property (both ways), Cinder Street, residential driveways and accesses, and elsewhere that has no parking signs

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.

The Shippen Manor and Oxford Furnace historic sites are part of the Warren County Parks System and are an alcohol, drug and tobacco-free site.