Historic House in Port Monmouth Opens for Sunday Tours Today

The Seabrook-Wilson House on Port Monmouth Road in Middletown will open the doors for Sunday afternoon public tours beginning April 28 through Oct. 27.

The house, informally known as "The Spy House," dates back to the 1720 when it was a small cabin. Over the years the house was expanded and altered. By 1896, the house had grown to its present size and appearance.  At different times, it has been a farmhouse, an inn in the early 1900s, a tavern and a museum. 

The Middletown Township Historical Society and, later, the Spy House Museum Corporation, operated the house as a local history museum for 20 years. 

Acquired by the Park System in 1998, the building underwent a restoration and is now used for Park System offices, programs and activities. 

It is listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places. 

The building is located at the coastal landscape of salt marsh, dunes and beach of Bayshore Waterfront Park Activity Center on Sandy Hook Bay, with views of New York City. 

Nature programs are hosted at the Activity Center throughout the year.  Upcoming spring programs in the Activity Center include the Secret Lives of Osprey, Sunset Wetlands Walk and Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower. 

During the summer, an Evening Beach Walk by Sandy Hook Bay, Aquarium Fish Feeding and Drop-in Seining will be offered.