Ringwood Manor, now Ringwood State Park, was established as an ironworks in the early 18th century.  During the American Revolution, the ironworks supplied various tools for the Continental Army. The first iteration of the manor house, a 10-room Federal-style home, was built by Martin J. Ryerson in 1810. When iron magnate Peter Cooper purchased the manor and the surrounding 19,000 acres in 1853, he instructed his son, Edward, and his son’s business partner, Abram S. Hewitt, to manage the successful ironworks. Though Cooper & Hewitt was the major supplier of iron to the Union side during the Civil War, the economic panic of 1873 compounded with a decrease in demand for iron led to the decline of the company over the next several decades.  With the closure of many of the mines, the Hewitts transformed the land into a summer estate and expanded the manor house in 1864, 1875, 1900 and 1910. The Hewitts gifted the manor, all outbuildings and the grounds to the State of New Jersey in 1938.  It has operated as a state park since that time, with the manor house containing some park offices but largely serving as a museum.  

The Trust grant will help fund cedar shake roof replacement of the carriage barn.  

For more information, visit http://www.ringwoodmanor.org/history.html