Maplewood (Montgomery Township, New Jersey)
Maplewood, also known as the David C. Voorhees House or the John A. Voorhees House, was a historic building overlooking Burnt Hill Road at Rock Brook in Montgomery Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 2000. for its significance in architecture and health/medicine.[3] It was destroyed by fire on November 19, 2011.[2]
Maplewood | |
 Site of former Maplewood | |
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| Location | Burnt Hill Road at Rock Brook, Montgomery Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°24′50″N 74°41′2″W |
| Area | 6.9 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Built | 1845 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000960[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 376[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 24, 2000 |
| Designated NJRHP | June 1, 2000 |
History
The house was built in 1845 by John A. Voorhees as a farmhouse. When he died in 1876, it passed to his son David C. Voorhees.[3] At this time the house was known as Maplewood.[4] When he died in 1898, the farm was sold to the State of New Jersey to be used as the New Jersey State Village for Epileptics. Maplewood then became the Superintendent's Residence of the Village.[3]
Gallery
Drawing from 1881 of Maplewood, residence of David C. Voorhees
References
- "National Register Information System – (#00000960)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. August 22, 2016. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2013.
- Spies, Stacy E. (August 24, 2000). "NRHP Nomination: Maplewood". National Park Service. "Accompanying 16 photos, from 2000".
- Snell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. p. 837.
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