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The Hawkins House

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The Hawkins House, the oldest house in Matawan, stands on lot no. 8 of the original grant made by the proprietors of East New Jersey to Thomas Warne. During the Revolution it operated as a tavern run by Major Thomas Hunn and served as a rendezvous for Philip Freneau and other patriots.
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