The Legacy of Fred & Ethel Noyes

Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Noyes, Jr. are best known as the developers of the Historic Smithville Inn and the Towne of Historic Smithville. They were also the developers of the Ram's Head Inn restaurant in Absecon, and were the founders and chief benefactors of The Noyes Museum of Art (now The Noyes Museum of Art of Stockton University.)

The Noyes established the Mr. and Mrs. Fred Winslow Noyes Foundation on June 8, 1973, with the intention of forming a museum that would reflect their interests in fine art and folk art. Upon the sale of the Towne of Historic Smithville to the American Broadcasting Company in the summer of 1974, the Noyes began planning for the museum. Those plans were delayed by Mrs. Noyes' untimely death in January 1979. Mr. Noyes and the remaining trustees of the foundation saw to the completion of the museum building and its inaugural exhibitions in June 1983. Mr. Noyes continued to oversee the operation of the museum until his passing in 1987. 

Art was the heartbeat of Fred Winslow Noyes, Jr. and he painted until he could no longer hold a paintbrush. His paintings reveal the joy he found in life and the delight he took in the natural landscapes of southern New Jersey. No matter what other demands there were in his life, he found the time to paint. His legacy is a body of work and an art museum that continue to inspire us to this day.

Our locations are : The Noyes Museum Galleries at Kramer Hall in Hammonton, NJ and The Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University in Atlantic City, NJ.