Fieldville, New Jersey
Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
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Fieldville is a historical unincorporated community located within Piscataway Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] The location is sometimes described as being on River Road south of Bound Brook.[3] The community was named after John Field and his descendants who settled the area.
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Richard R. Field house built c. 1724 | |
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| Coordinates: 40°32′50″N 74°30′24″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Middlesex |
| Township | Piscataway |
| Named after | John Field |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 883087[1] |
History
John Field (1659–1729) purchased 1,055 acres (427 ha) along the Raritan River in 1695 from Benjamin Clarke.[4]
Historic houses
The original Field House, built by John Field in 1710, was located between River Road and the Raritan River. It was destroyed in 1907.[5]
Richard R. Field (1755–1840) lived in a frame house at 260 River Road, dated c. 1724 by a foundation stone.[6][7]
John Field's grandson, John Field (born 1714), built a stone house at 625 River Road in 1743. It is a contributing property of the Road Up Raritan Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[8] A later addition was wood-frame construction.[9]
About 1868, Benjamin McDowell Field built a large two-story frame house along River Road. It was also known as the Kenneth Perry House, named after its last owner. The house was destroyed by fire in 1965.[3][10][11]
John Field House, built 1743
Benjamin McDowell Field House in 1960
Fieldville Dam
As part of the Delaware and Raritan Canal, a dam was constructed on the Raritan River at Fieldville to supply water for the last five miles of the canal to New Brunswick.[12] What remains of the dam can still be seen in the Raritan River, about 500 feet upstream from the I-287 North overpass near exit 10.
Transportation
Fieldville is accessed by two major roads: Interstate 287 and County Route 622 (River Road).
