During the Revolutionary War, Theodosia Bartow Prevost lived at The Hermitage while married to British officer James Marcus Prevost. Left to run the farm in a heavily contested area, she used her resourcefulness to protect her home when many others nearby were confiscated. She used contacts in Trenton to open her home to American officers while maintaining a good relationship with British troops. After James Marcus Prevost died in 1781, she married future Vice President Aaron Burr, whom she had met while advocating for the protection of her home. The present Gothic Revival design of The Hermitage dates from an extensive renovation in 1847. Theodosia Bartow Prevost's life there is represented as that of a well respected, independent woman managing hearth and home, and because of her integral role in defining women and domestic life, she is included on the New Jersey Women's Heritage Trail.