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	Atlantic County Government DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF CULTURAL AND HERITAGE AFFAIRS

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION

OFFICE OF CULTURAL AND HERITAGE AFFAIRS

Absecon Historical Society

Absecon Lighthouse & Lighthouse Keeper's Museum

African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey, Inc.

Atlantic City Convention Hall Organ Society

Atlantic City Free Public Library - Heston Collection

Atlantic City Historical Museum

Atlantic County Library System, Reference Center

Atlantic Heritage Center

Brigantine Historical Society

Buena Historical Society

Casto House & Northfield Museum

Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation

Corbin City Historical Survey

Egg Harbor City Historical Society

Estell Manor Historical Society

Greate Egg Harbour Historical Society

Historical Society of Galloway Township

Historical Society of Hammonton

Historical Society of Pleasantville

Holocaust Resource Center

James Kirk Maritime Museum

John Henry "Pop" Lloyd Committee

Linwood Historical Society

Longport Historical Society

Lucy the Elephant

Main Street Atlantic City

Main Street Hammonton

Margate Historical Society

Mayor's Commemorative Committee of Somers Point

New Kuban Historical Society

Northfield Cultural Commission

Northfield Historical Society

Oral History Project at Atlantic Heritage Center

Oral History Project @ Richard Stockton College

Pleasantville Historical Society

Port Republic Historical Society

Reference Center

Risley Homestead

Somers Mansion House Museum

Somers Point Historical Society

Stockton College Archives & Special Collections

Township of Hamilton Historical Society

Township of Weymouth Historical Society

Ventnor City Historical Society, Inc.

Weymouth Township Historical Museum

William Spangler Library

Historical Societies and Museums Page

Cultural Affairs Home Page

Historical Societies and Museums

SOMERS MANSION HOUSE MUSEUM

Phone Number: (609) 927-2212

Hours: Call for hours. Admission is free.

Web Site: www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/historic/index.html

Address: 1000 Shore Road,
Somers Point, NJ 08244

Meetings:

Museum: Somers Mansion was built around 1725 by Richard Somers, the son of an early settler. The three-story brick dwelling, the oldest house in Atlantic County, contains 18th-century furnishings. An interesting architectural detail is the interior woodwork decorated with heart-shaped perforations.

Collection: A textile collection includes locally fashioned quilts, coverlets and samplers.

Specialty: Maintained and operated by NJ DEP, Parks & Forestry.

Produced in cooperation with the Atlantic Heritage Center.
This list was updated on Tuesday, January 12, 2010.