Kearny Cottage, Perth Amboy

Name: Kearny Cottage
Address: Perth Amboy, United States

#6 among attractions in Perth Amboy

Museum, History museum

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The Kearny Cottage is a historic home in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It is open to the public as a historic house museum and is operated by Kearny Cottage Historical Society. ()

Built: 1781 (243 years ago)Coordinates: 40°30'23"N, 74°15'57"W

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Perth Amboy (The Waterfront)Perth Amboy United States

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Kearny Cottage – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Conference House, Proprietary House, Simpson United Methodist Church, Perth Amboy City Hall.

0.7 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Conference House, New York City
18 min walk • Conference House is a stone house in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City built by Captain Christopher Billopp some time before 1680. It is located in Conference House Park near Ward's Point, the southernmost tip of New York State on Staten Island, which became known as "Billop's Point" in the 18th century.
~1460 ftSW
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Proprietary House, Perth Amboy
8 min walk • Proprietary House in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States, is the only proprietary governor's mansion of the original Thirteen Colonies still standing. Overseen by architect and builder John Edward Pryor, construction began in 1762 and was completed in 1764.
~1090 ftN
Church
Simpson United Methodist Church, Perth Amboy
6 min walk • Simpson United Methodist Church is a historic church at High and Jefferson Streets in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1866 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 6, 1979.
~140 ftE
City hall
Perth Amboy City Hall, Perth Amboy
1 min walk • City Hall in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, is a historic building built in the early 18th century, listed on New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places.
0.4 miNW
Library
Perth Amboy Public Library, Perth Amboy
10 min walk • The Perth Amboy Public Library is the free public library in the city of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, located at 196 Jefferson Street.
1.2 miE
Church
Church of Our Lady Help of Christians, New York City
31 min walk • The Church of Our Lady Help of Christians is a parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City. The church was established in 1890 as a mission of St. Joseph's Church and became an independent parish in 1898.
1.2 miE
Neighbourhood
Tottenville, New York City
31 min walk • Tottenville is a neighborhood on the South Shore of Staten Island, New York City. It is the southernmost settlement in both New York City and New York State.
1.1 miSW
Bridge
Raritan Bay Drawbridge, Perth Amboy
28 min walk • The Raritan Bay Drawbridge, also known as River-Draw, Raritan Bay Swing Bridge, and Raritan River Railroad Bridge, is a railroad swing bridge crossing the Raritan River 0.5 miles from where it empties into the Raritan Bay in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It connects Perth Amboy to the north and South Amboy to the south.
~1070 ftE
Museum, Historical place
Perth Amboy Ferry Slip Museum, Perth Amboy
6 min walk • The Perth Amboy Ferry Slip, located on Arthur Kill in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, was once a vital ferry slip for boats in New York Harbor.
0.9 miSE
Archaeological site
Ward's Point, New York City
23 min walk • Ward's Point is the southernmost point in the U.S. state of New York and lies within Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City. It is located at the mouth of Arthur Kill, across from Perth Amboy, New Jersey, at the head of Raritan Bay. The site is part of modern-day Conference House Park.

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Which popular attractions are close to Kearny Cottage?

Nearby attractions include Perth Amboy City Hall, Perth Amboy (1 min walk), Perth Amboy Ferry Slip Museum, Perth Amboy (6 min walk), Simpson United Methodist Church, Perth Amboy (6 min walk), Proprietary House, Perth Amboy (8 min walk).