Danish Home

In 1914, the Danish Brotherhood and Sisterhood Lodges of the North East established the Danish Home for their aged members on a 72 acre farm with an old Victorian house in an area then known as Raritan Township. The land was farmed, livestock was raised, and the Home became a self supporting facility. In 1949, the old Home was judged no longer adequate, and in 1951 the new and current Home, designed in the style of a traditional Danish farm house, was dedicated. Lodge members who were masons, plumbers, carpenters, and craftsmen erected the building. The Home served as the residence of many Danish retirees through 2002. At the rear of the property stands a Viking style burial mound, known as a Mindehoyen, for interments of Danish Lodge members. The Home and grounds now serve as a cultural center, meeting site, and activity place for the Danish Lodges and DANE (Danish Archive North East), and they house archival collections and interpret the history of Danish people in the northeastern United States to preserve Danish traditions and culture for future generations.

New Jersey · United States