Van Campen Farmhouse at Millbrook Village in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

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The Van Campen Farmhouse at Millbrook Village in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is an authentic building, but it was not originally in Millbrook. It most likely belonged to the son or grandson of Colonel Abram Van Campen, the man credited with first settling the area in 1732. He came from New York along with his wife, Susan Depue. It is he who built a mill on a small stream that became known as Millbrook. Nothing remains of the mill, and its exact location is not known.

Colonel Van Campen never lived in Millbrook, though by the mid-1800s there were Van Campen descendants in the village. The house now standing at Millbrook was built around 1800 and located a couple miles to the south. It was moved here in 1974. As mentioned, it did not belong to the Colonel, as he died in 1767. Most likely it is the house of his grandson, also Abraham, that was located on Old Mine Road. It could also be the house of one of his sons, Abraham or Moses.

Behind the house is a barn that was also moved to this location, but not until 1985. It supposedly belonged to a Van Campen and is estimated to have been built around the same time as the house.