Friends of Wallisch Homestead
The Tischenor-Gregory-Goodell-Wallisch Homestead (known as the Wallisch Homestead), is one of the last remaining spaces that accurately reflect Northern New Jersey’s agricultural heritage and West Milford’s history.
The Friends of Wallisch Homestead is home to the Nature Connection’s second organic community garden and one of our key partners. They offer a variety of ways to connect with nature and we want to help our residents make the connection!
The 200 year old farmstead is located at 65 Lincoln Road. It has a 1912 Dutch Colonial Revival house with one wing dating before 1820, a Dutch Colonial Revival stone barn, an Arts-and Crafts style creamery from 1912, and two woodpost-and-beam barns. The three acre famstead is owned by West Milford Township and the Board of Education.
The Friends of the Wallisch Homestead’s mission is to support West Milford Township, the Board of Education, and other community groups in the preservation and adaptive rescue of the Wallisch Homestead as a living record of the community’s cultural and economic heritage.
They do this by:
Providing community connection and advocacy for the homestead
Increasing awareness of the homestead’s historic and cultural value
Raising funds for preserving and reusing the homestead buildings and land
The Friends believe the Wallisch Homestead offers a variety of historic, cultural, and recreational uses for both residents and visitors. Once the structures are preserved, our long-term goal is to work with the community to determine the best reuse of the buildings and maintain their scenic and historic setting.
Follow the Friends of Wallisch on our website and Facebook for upcoming events.
