NJ, USA
Cobb House
Historic House
The Cobb House is a colonial-era farmhouse within Monmouth Battlefield State Park that survived the battle and provides a tangible example of the rural architecture and agricultural landscape through which the engagement was fought.
What Happened Here
The Cobb House and the Rhea-Applegate House are among the surviving 18th-century structures within the battlefield. These farmhouses and their associated outbuildings, fences, orchards, and cultivated fields constituted the landscape through which the armies fought on June 28, 1778. The farms around Monmouth Court House were modest operations typical of central New Jersey agriculture — mixed-use properties growing grain, keeping livestock, and producing food for local consumption and limited market sale. The battle destroyed or damaged crops, fences, and buildings across dozens of farms, imposing an economic burden on the local population that was one of the hidden costs of the Revolutionary War. The Cobb House has been preserved and is interpreted as part of the battlefield landscape.
Visiting Today
Address
Within Monmouth Battlefield State Park, Manalapan, NJ 07726
Hours
Open during special events and guided tours
Admission
Free
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