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==Historic district== [[Allaire Village]] is a [[living history museum]] located in [[Allaire State Park]]. The property was initially an Indian ceremonial ground prior to 1650, by 1750 a sawmill had been established on the property<ref name=Ghost>Honig, Milton; 1958, Ghost Town Opens at a Jersey Park, May 25, 1958, Page 68</ref> by Issac Palmer.<ref>Deserted Village at Allaire Recreates 19th Century Industrial Community, Joe King, The Independent, March 7, 1973, Page 8</ref> The village was later established as a [[bog iron]] furnace originally known as Williamsburg Forge<ref>Freudenheim, Betty, 1990, "Crafts β A Fair that's Full of Style", ''New York Times'', July 8, 1980</ref> 'Monmouth Furnace'<ref name=Silent>Agar, Ruth, March 17, 1960, "Silent Streets of a Deserted Village Return to Life", ''Freehold Transcript'', Page 21</ref> was then renamed the [[Howell Works]] by [[Benjamin B. Howell]]. In 1822,<ref name=Returning>"Old Monmouth County Village Returning to Life", ''The New York Times'', June 4, 1966, Page 25</ref> it was then purchased by philanthropist [[James P. Allaire]], who endeavoured to turn into a self-contained community.<ref>[http://www.allairevillage.org/Bios/bios2.htm James Peter Allaire] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820111854/http://www.allairevillage.org/Bios/bios2.htm |date=August 20, 2008 }} β official Allaire Village website.</ref> The wood burning furnace business collapsed in 1846 and the village closed. During its height in the mid 19th century, the community supported about 500 people and was a bustling [[mill town]].<ref>Demonstrations Slated at Allaire, Amy Spiezio, The Independent, July 20, 1994, page 13</ref> The Allaire Village was Dedicated as a State Park in June 1957<ref>"Dedicate 1277 Acre Allaire Tract as State Park", ''Freehold Transcript'', June 6, 1957, Page 20</ref> and officially reopened by Governor [[Robert B. Meyner]] on May 24, 1958.<ref>"Jersey Will Open Deserted Village", ''New York Times'', May 4, 1958, Page 28</ref> The museum was established through the efforts of the New Jersey State Federation of Woman's Clubs in 1958.<ref>The Deserted Village, Asbury Park Press, June 5, 1958, Page 4</ref> Although the restoration of the Village is not yet complete, the buildings that remain, the interpretive programs based on a multitude of available primary records, and even the landscape make Allaire Village a rare resource. Through them, visitors are able to experience and better understand the forces that shaped New Jersey's industrial power in the early-mid 19th century. <gallery heights=150px widths=225px mode="nolines"> Image:Row Homes.jpg|Rowhouses Image:Foreman's Cottage.jpg|Foreman's Cottage Image:Christ Church Chapel.jpg|Christ Church Chapel Image:ALLAIRE VILLAGE; MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.jpg|General Store Image:Howell Works Bakery and Manager's House.jpg|Howell Works Bakery and Managers House Image:Howell_Works.png|Howell Works Blacksmith Shop </gallery>
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