MUSEUM TOURS
Visit the Crane-Phillips House Living Museum, the “The Little House on the Rahway” built around 1840 by Josiah Crane.
Take a walk back in time and experience this “American Treasure” listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places.
SCHEDULE
*Museum is open the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month, September through May, from 2:00 to 4:00.
124 North Union Avenue
SOCIETY POSTS
Upcoming Events
Three upcoming events promise something for everyone this spring. We honor notable Black Cranfordites with a presentation by our own Archives Curator in February. March brings an appraiser to our Museum to help you learn more about your antique items and give a fair market appraisal. And for the children in April, we are hosting a Bunny Hop Egg Hunt in the backyard of the Museum along with a story and craft. All events are open to the public. We hope to see you!
Join us at our annual Fall Festival
Celebrate community and history at Cranford’s Fall Festival on Sept 28 with music, games, vendors, and museum tours.
Garden Tour Fundraiser
Take a self-guided stroll through Cranford’s finest gardens and historic homes.
EVENTS & PROGRAMS
We plan community programming for all ages in support of our mission. In recent years, we have held antique appraisals, speaker events on a variety of topics, a garden tour, all kinds of children’s events, train shows, Four Centuries in a Weekend, and more. We host elementary students and Scouts at our museum and we support the Cranford86.
Our office is open during the following hours:
Monday to Thursday, from 9:30-12:30 PM (Tuesday and Wednesday only during summer months)
Our Archives Curator is available for questions and research help on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-11:30 AM
Anyone wishing to do research or to drop-off a donation to our archives department, please do so during these hours.
