73 Kahdena Road, Morris Township, NJ 07960

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Open for the 2023 Season!

Hours of Operation / Spring & Summer Activities / History / No Smoking Policy

Experience farm living as it was done over 100 years ago at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm. At this 213.4-acre New Jersey and National Register Historic Site, you can enjoy many of the daily farm activities that took place in the 1920s. On the farm, visit the farm animals, witness the farmer plowing or planting of the fields using antique machinery, and help perform daily tasks, such as collecting eggs, grinding corn to feed the chickens, and cleaning the harness. Visit the authentic 1920s Farmhouse where the farm foreman once lived, and compare it to the 1854 Gothic revival-style mansion, The Willows that was once the home to the elite Foster family, the previous owners of Fosterfields. Strike up a conversation with one of the docents dressed in period clothing to learn more details about the lifestyle of those who lived and worked on the farm. Tour the interactive Transportation Exhibit filled with antique automobiles. There is a calendar of special programs and events for everyone to enjoy!

Plan on hosting your next formal or informal family gathering, wedding, or corporate event at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, which offers the option of a tented facility, as well as a picnic shelter.

Spring and Summer Activities:

Begin your visit with a tour of the latest exhibit in the Visitors Center. There is always something new and exciting at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm. Fosterfields Living Historical Farm offers a variety of exciting special event weekends.

There are always farm animals to visit, wagon rides around the farm, a variety of hands-on activities on the Farm, lambs, and chickens. Kids love the ever-popular summer camp program, too. The Transportation Exhibit, filled with antique automobiles will complete your visit. Check out the calendar of events for more programs!

The Special Events page highlights activities and programs, offering unique and fun opportunities for visitors of all ages.

History:

Wishing to preserve her beloved home and give future generations the chance to experience the sights, smells, and sounds of rural life, Caroline Foster in 1972 donated Fosterfields to the Morris County Park Commission, to be preserved as a ‘living historical farm,’ the first in New Jersey. Not a replica, Fosterfields is a working farm, using the tools, techniques, and materials of a turn-of-the-century farm.

The property has been a working farm since 1760, when it was owned by Jonathan Ogden. It was purchased in the mid-1800s by General Joseph Warren Revere, grandson of Paul Revere, who built the impressive Gothic Revival home, The Willows. Charles Foster purchased the farm in 1881, changing its name to Fosterfields, and it was here that Caroline Foster lived 98 of her 102 years. As she wished, Fosterfields offers an incomparable opportunity for everyone to learn about our agricultural heritage, providing through its living history programs and tours a fascinating look at life in the late Victorian era.

The Morris County Park Commission is dedicated to representing the life at the site that existed from 1880 to 1930, with the primary focus being 1918 to 1925. Much of the knowledge of the lifestyle is known from the rich archival collection left by the Fosters’ journals, diaries, and invoices.

Hours of Operation:

2023 Visitor Season:

May through October

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April through June Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

July through October Wednesday through Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Fosterfields closes at 4 p.m. Please allow at least one hour for your visit!

No Smoking Policy

The Morris County Park Commission has recently announced a No Smoking Policy banning all smoking including burning of, inhaling from, exhaling the smoke from or the possession of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other matter of substance which contains tobacco or any other matter that can be smoked, or the inhaling or exhaling of smoke or vapor from an electronic smoking device. CLICK HERE for more details. Thank you for your continued support!

For more information, 973.326.7645.

The Historic Sites of the Morris County Park Commission received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.