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HISTORIC BUILDING HOURS: January, February & March Memorial Day thru Labor Day May and Labor Day thru Mid-December GENERAL STORE GIFT SHOP HOURS: January & February May 1st to Labor Day Labor Day to October 31 March, April & November thru Mid-December *Call for additional weekday openings in April, Sept., Oct., & Nov. BAKERY HOURS: January & February March, April, May and Labor Day thru Mid-December Memorial Day thru Labor Day DISCOUNTS With membership card – 10% off at General Store EXCEPT food. FEES Historic Buildings May thru end of November, Saturday and Sunday only. Admission charge of $3.00 per adult, $2.00 per child 6-12 years of age, 5 years and under – no charge. Special discounts apply to seniors and disabled visitors with appropriate New Jersey State Park passes.All Allaire Village, Inc. members will be admitted to the Historic Village free of charge. Admission is free to all events except as noted. ALLAIRE STATE PARK Memorial Day You Are Visitor
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While there is no evidence to indicate a tin Smith Shop existed at the Howell Works during James P. Allaire's ownership, evidence does indicate the site was visited on a regular basis by an itinerant tradesman from Elizabeth City, New Jersey. Today, however, the Historic Village at Allaire boasts a fully operational Tin Smith Shop housed at the bottom of the hill behind the Blacksmith Shop in facilities originally intended as a State Nature Center. The tin smith was an integral part of 19th Century Life, producing the various everyday items used. These included household items such as foot warmers, candlesticks and lanterns, as well as plates, lunch boxes, and even toys. The items were inexpensive and durable and popular during the 19th Century. Today these items make interesting and unique decorative pieces. Working primarily with hand tools such as hammers, snips, shears and punches, the Tin Smiths were able to produce some of the most intricate and decorative arts of the time available for everyday use.