Matthias Smock House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	851 River Road Piscataway, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°31′26″N 74°29′22″W / 40.52389°N 74.48944°W / 40.52389; -74.48944
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1720 (1720)
Built by	Matthias Smock
Architectural style	Colonial, Dutch colonial architecture
Part of	Road Up Raritan Historic District (ID97001146)
NRHP reference No.	73001117[1]
NJRHP No.	1920[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1973
Designated CP	September 18, 1997
Designated NJRHP	September 6, 1973

The Matthias Smock House is a historic house located at 851 River Road in the township of Piscataway in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1938.^[3] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 1973, for its significance in architecture.^[4] It was listed as a contributing property of the Road Up Raritan Historic District in 1997.^[5]

History and description

Built by Matthias Smock in 1720, it is the earliest documented house in the county. He lived here until his death in 1727. His son John Smock inherited it and lived here until his death in 1791. It was in the Smock family until 1910. As stated in the nomination form: "it represents a carefully preserved and authentically restored example of early Dutch colonial architecture".^[4]