House Plaque and Research Service
The Historical Society offers hand painted wooden house plaques to identify historic homes and landmarks in Moorestown. Properties are acknowledged by date of construction and by the original or historically recognized owner.
Buildings 100 years or older are eligible for a plaque. The experienced Historical Society staff will do a deed search to determine the age of your home. Changes of title for a house or property are kept on file in the courthouse in Mt. Holly and can be searched using deed books, will books, and probate records. A deed search will yield the name of the owners of the property, when they sold it, and who bought it or received it as the result of probate action. This process begins with the current owner and is traced back to the first owner or original property holder.
We use local directories, maps, and other HSM library resources in our research as well as historic Moorestown Township tax records. In our chain of ownership report, we will also provide any information about the former residents that we come across in our research. If the house is not quite 100 yet we add it to our "Waiting for 100 File" and revisit your request when it is. Please be aware that “year built” dates listed by the New Jersey County Tax Boards Association and used by realtors and sites like Zillow are not based on research and are often inaccurate and may vary widely from the actual build date of your house.
The cost for research and the plaque is $300. It usually takes several months from start to finish and payment in cash or check is due on completion. Please contact the Society at moorestownhistory@comcast.net to submit your plaque request.
