The Dvoor Farm is located at 111 Mine St., Flemington, NJ 08822 on the Route 12 circle between Mine St. and Croton Rd. See below for directions.

In December 1999, Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance (HLTA) became the owners of the Dvoor Farm, a historically significant farm in Raritan Township.

Preservation of the farm was made possible through a partnership between HLTA, Raritan Township, Citizens for Parkland, the South Branch Watershed Association, and the New Jersey Green Acres Program.

Over the years, Dvoor Farm has been home to many industries: from dairy farming to copper mining, pottery production to its most recent incarnation as a center for horse and cattle trading. The farm includes a Dutch stone farmhouse constructed in 1790 and three barns that represent the history of barn building in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Herb Dvoor's family has been farming the land and selling livestock on the farm since the late 1800’s.

The farm typifies the agricultural character of the region that is an integral part of the history of Hunterdon County. Its highly visible location on the Route 12 circle contributes to the rural character of the area that county residents want to preserve.

William Penn originally owned the land and passed it on to his sons, who, in 1738, sold it to John Kase, a German immigrant. When Kase came to build his log home here he befriended Chief Tuccamirgan of a Lenni Lenape encampment on the Mine Brook. The Lenape were helpful to the settlers, sharing their food and medicinal herbs. Following a long friendship between Tuccamirgan and Kase, the chief, faced with his imminent death, asked to be buried in the Kase family cemetery. His request was granted and in 1850, he was buried there in full tribal ceremony. In 1925, Flemington erected a monument to Chief Tuccamirgan, which is still intact at 56 Bonnell Street.

The Dvoor Farm is a critical connection in a greenway of parkland along the Mine Brook in Raritan Township. To the north, the farm abuts Mine Brook Park and the greenway continues through Bernadette Morales Nature Preserve and Uplands Park to the headwaters of the brook. The NJ Department of Environmental Protection classifies the Mine Brook as a high-quality trout maintenance waterway. The brook is also habitat for the threatened wood turtle.

Funding for the acquisition was provided through the New Jersey Green Acres Program, Raritan Township, Flemington Borough, NJ Department of Transportation (through the Federal ISTEA Program), the Large Foundation, The Tomlinson Family Foundation, The William Penn Foundation, The Bunbury Company, and Merck. In addition, Citizens for Parkland, a local preservation group, spearheaded an effort to raise more than $255,500 through foundation grants, raffles, gifts and events such as "A Day in the Park." Of these funds, $65,000 came through a bequest from the estate of Hermia Lechner.

HLTA has created a special committee to plan for the future use of this important community asset.

Directions

From Frenchtown – travel east on Route 12 for approximately 10 miles. The farm is located on the first Flemington circle. Go 3/4 around to reach the entrance to the farm at the Farmers’ Market sign.

From Pennsylvania – Take 202 north into Flemington. Exit for Route 611/Main St. by taking a jughandle turn from the right lane near the movie theatre and Home Depot. Cross 202 and bear right onto S. Main St. At the traffic circle, go 3/4 around and exit for Route 12 west. At the next circle, enter the farm at the Farmers’ Market sign just after the first exit.

From Route 22 – Take 202 south into Flemington. At the first circle follow the signs to Route 12. Continue to a second circle and follow the signs for Route 12. The farm is located along the third circle. Enter the farm at the Farmers’ Market sign.

From Clinton – Take Route 31 south to Flemington. Turn right at Route 523/Walter Foran Blvd. (Shammy Shine car wash is on the corner). At the next light turn right onto N. Main St. and take your next quick left onto Park Avenue. At the end of Park Avenue, turn right onto Mine St. The market will be on your right just as you enter the traffic circle. Enter at the Farmers’ Market sign.