Van Campen Inn, Home of Isaac Van Campen (Moses' First Cousin Twice Removed), Built 1742 (old North wing) and 1750-1754 (visible portion). Located on the Old Mine Road, Walpack Township, Sussex County, NJ within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (41.164590,-74.891924).
The story of the Van Campen Inn and the lives of those who lived in it are wonderfully told in A Place Called Home...A History of the Van Campen Inn and the Families who Lived There, written by Arlene Aust Hutson and Robert L. Williams and published by the Walpack Historical Society in 1992.
An excerpt from the Authors' Foreword reads, "The goal of the two authors of this book was to present a glimpse of the daily life of those who lived in the Rosenkrans-Van Campen house, generally referred to as the Van Campen Inn, and of the impact upon them of the environment and nearby settlers. This has been addressed from two different points of view. The first approach involved the study and interpretation of the genealogy of the owners of the house from the mid-18th Century period of its construction through the 19th Century. The revelations of the identity of these family owners - a picture of who they were - were enhanced, again, by other resources such as census records, deeds and wills, and published and privately printed studies of local history. These contributions were assembled by genealogist Arlene A. Hutson and comprise the first four chapters of the book. The second approach, through the residents' recollections of the events in their lives and their relationships with neighbors and family members, develops a picture of life of a small community, spanning the decades of the 20th Century. Obtained through interviews with owners and tenants of the house, these reminiscences have been illustrated by photographs from family collections and other documents such as letters and newspaper accounts. These memories were compiled by Robert L. Williams, historian, who has also contributed his own experiences of the restoration of the Van Campen Inn."
This collection includes the following photos:
- Photos by D.C. Hopkins for MosesVanCampen.com, 2010.
- North wing still intact in this picture. Photo from United States Library of Congress, Around 1910.
- North wing still intact in this picture. Photo by United States Library of Congress, 1937.
- Photo by George Eisenman for United States Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey, 1967.
- First floor, center hall. Photo by George Eisenman for United States Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey, 1967.
- First floor, Southwest room. Photo by George Eisenman for United States Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey, 1967.
- Fireback, first floor, Southwest room. Photo by George Eisenman for United States Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey, 1967.
- Fireback, first floor, Southwest room. Photo by D. C. Hopkins for MosesVanCampen.com, 2010.
- First floor, Southwest room utilized as the kitchen. Photo by George Eisenman for United States Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey, 1967.
- First floor, Southwest room, Cabinetry. Photo by D. C. Hopkins for MosesVanCampen.com, 2010.
- First floor, Northeast room. Photo by George Eisenman for United States Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey, 1967.
- Second floor stairway. Photo by George Eisenman for United States Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey, 1967.
- Second floor, Southwest room. Photo by George Eisenman for United States Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey, 1967.