200 Years Old! The Oldest House in Toms River, New Jersey

I love bringing local history to you. Giving you a quick history lesson custom-designed for us here at the Jersey Shore. We have a rich history in New Jersey and at the Jersey Shore.

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This time around, we are in Ocean County, specifically in Toms River. We are on the hunt for the oldest home. We wound up in Downtown Toms River. According to Google, the “oldest” home in Toms River is a building known as the Horner House.

The Horner House is located at 44 East Water Street. I decided to take a walk over to the Horner House and take some photos of this structure, the oldest home in Toms River. The former home is now home to a local law firm.

Horner House is 200 years old. The Horner House was built in 1824. According to Downtown Toms River and its “Hidden History Trail”

”After the British destroyed the village in 1782, it took years to rebuild and repopulate the area.  This two-story vernacular* Georgian Revival style house was originally built for Captain Stephen Gulick.  It is named for Joseph Horner, a local store owner, who purchased the house and made several additions to it.  Sadly, Horner died before he could live here.”

This is a fantastic piece of history in Toms River, the County Seat of Ocean County. Check out the “Hidden History Trail” from Downtown Toms River for more info on history here in Toms River. It's always interesting to learn about American history right here in our neighborhoods.

The Oldest House In New Jersey

The oldest house in New Jersey is the C. A. Nothnagle Log House in Gibbstown, Gloucester County. It was built around 1638–1643 by Swedish or Finnish settlers, making it almost 400 years old. The house is made from big hand-cut oak logs fitted together without nails.