Our new exhibit shows the work of Scotch Plains’ native gravestone carver, Jonathan Hand Osborn, along with tools used by gravestone carver’s of that period. The Osborn Cannonball House will be open for visitors on Sunday, November 5, 2023 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Come visit our Colonial-era museum where you’ll hear the story of the Osborn Family, who were instrumental to the early development of Scotch Plains.  

The Museum is located at 1840 Front Street, Scotch Plains, NJ  07076. Admission to the museum is free but donations are always welcome. 

For more information email Info@HistoricalSocietySPFNJ.org or call 908-322-6700 Extension 230.

The Museum is located at 1840 Front Street, Scotch Plains, NJ  07076. Admission to the museum is free but donations are always welcome. 

For more information email Info@HistoricalSocietySPFNJ.org or call 908-322-6700 Extension 230.

The Osborn Cannonball House Museum will be open for visitors on Scotch Plains Day, Sunday, October 1st, 2023 from 11:00 am – 3:00 p.m. The museum joins the celebration of the founding of our community from the village of Scotch Plains in Elizabethtown, to the Township of Westfield, to the Township of Fanwood, to the present day Township of Scotch Plains. There will be costumed docents to give tours and tell the history of the amazing 18th century house, which is fully furnished with both colonial and Victorian era decor, and of the Osborn family–their thirteen children and their participation in the American Revolution.

The Museum is located at 1840 Front Street, Scotch Plains, NJ  07076. Admission to the museum is free but donations are always welcome. 

For more information email Info@HistoricalSocietySPFNJ.org or call 908-322-6700 Extension 230.