Shippen Manor is an 18th century restored iron master's residence, located at 8 Belvidere Avenue, Oxford, NJ and is 1/4 mile from the Route 31/Wall Street intersection. It is associated with Oxford Furnace (Washington Ave. & Cinder St., Oxford, NJ).

Limited handicapped parking is available at the Manor (nearest Belvidere Avenue).

There is no admission to the museum.

This is a family-friendly historic site.

Season: May to December

Please note that our tours for the Dec 4 and 11 Victorian Christmas Tours are all booked. We will not be able to accommodate walk-ins this season. 

You can also follow us at Facebook (@ShippenManor). 

PARKING & ACCESSIBILITY: 

There is limited accessible parking in our Belvidere Avenue lot (by the boardwalk).
Please leave two car spaces closer to the boardwalk for those who need it (there is a blue & white sign that designates those spots for those with handicap accessibility tags).

For most regular museum days (that are from 1 to 4 p.m.), the back parking area will be open to the public. Please exercise caution as pedestrians also use the driveway. The driveway is a ONE WAY (except for special occasions). If the lower driveway is open when you exit the back parking, please drive slowly as there will be visitors and staff on the driveway.

For reenactment days or special event days, the back parking area and driveways will be closed to vehicles. On those days, we encourage visitors to park off-site on Washington Ave past the church or in the municipal parking area off Wall Street. Warren Co. Cultural & Heritage Affairs at Shippen Manor is not responsible if a driver receives a ticket for parking in a no parking or limited parking area. Please respect all parking signs. Also, please do not block residents’ driveways.

Parking areas with limited to no restriction:

• Washington Avenue (past the Colonial Methodist Church), municipal lot (off Wall Street), town lot on Kent Street

Parking areas with restrictions:

• Wall Street (in town), some parts of Washington Avenue

No parking:

• Belvidere Avenue, Washington Avenue at the bottom of our property (both ways), Cinder Street, residential driveways and accesses and elsewhere that has no parking signs.

ENTRANCES: 

There will be two main entrances to the museum (main floor) that are identified with brown and white signs (two brown and white “Museum” signs, one marked for ADA): the “Robeson Study” is the first entrance along the boardwalk from the Belvidere Ave. parking area and has one step up into the building. “Reception Room” has an ADA accessible entrance (it is the second entrance along the boardwalk from the Belvidere Ave. parking area). If you need any assistance, please speak with one of our volunteers.

EXTERIOR BORDER & DRIVEWAY WALLS: 

Our walls are delicate and fragile due to age and in order to avoid any potential injuries to you or damage to the site, we ask that visitors (children in particular) not climb, walk or jump off of them. (This also includes the old stone stairs on our neighbors’ property near the Belvidere Ave. parking area.)

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As per Warren County Parks Regulations, certified service animals are permitted to enter the museum with their handlers. Other pets are not permitted inside of the museum. Thank you for picking up after your pets.

The Shippen Manor and Oxford Furnace historic sites are part of the Warren County Parks System and are an alcohol, drug and tobacco-free site.

Group Tours and Field Trips

The museum is open the first and second Sundays May until December, except for federal holidays. The museum is not open during the week. Private group tours and field trips will be based on the availability of docents.

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