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History. Ross' Pavilion in Ocean Grove, 1902. In July 1869, Reverend W. B. Osborn, Reverend Stokes, and other Methodist ministers camped at a shaded, well-drained spot on New Jersey's seashore and decided to establish a permanent Christian camp meeting community called "Ocean Grove".
The original members of the Association laid out what would become one of the first planned communities of the Victorian age. In 1870 the New Jersey State Legislature granted the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association a charter setting Ocean Grove aside as a place of perpetual worship to Jesus Christ.
Advocate for the protection of Ocean Grove’s historic structures, material culture, and built environment. Maintain Ocean Grove as the largest assemblage of authentic Victorian architecture in the nation, and its establishment as a 19th century planned resort community.
By the 1990s, vacationers had rediscovered Ocean Grove, with its wide beach, unadulterated boardwalk, and historic houses an hour and a half south of New York City. In the interim, Ocean Grove...
Historical Society Museum displaying Ocean Grove memorabilia and offering an extensive library and archives from 1869 to the present. Category: Stores, Shops, Services. Address: 50 Pitman Avenue, PO Box 446, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756. Phone: 732-774-1869. Fax: 732-774-1685. Email: info@historicalsocietyofoceangrove.org. URL:
This national historic site located on the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail is a world famous shore resort know for its beauty, tranquility and Victoriana. Ocean Grove reflects the popular architectural styles of the second half of the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20th century.
Organizers scouted seaside locations and in 1869, chose Ocean Grove, New Jersey, an idyllic setting that came to be called "God's Square Mile." At its peak, 660 tents stood on the grounds.
In 1975, Ocean Grove was designated a State and National Historic District as a 19th century planned urban community. It has the greatest extent of Victorian and early-20th century architecture in the United States.
This quaint, seaside town was founded in 1869 as part of the camp meeting movement in the United States. Today, it’s a popular tourist destination, a place of worship, and a designated National Historic District with the most extensive collection of Victorian architecture in the country.
A Brief History of Ocean Grove. Ocean Grove was founded in 1869 when a group of Methodist clergymen formed the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association to develop & operate a summer camp meeting site on the New Jersey seashore.