Thatcher House (Kingwood Township, New Jersey)
The Thatcher House is a historic brick house located in Kingwood Township, about two miles from Frenchtown, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It is named after Jeremiah Thatcher (d. 1790), a local farmer. Built in 1765, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 2020, for its significance in architecture. It features patterned brickwork with complex diamonds.[4] The house is part of the Traditional Patterned Brickwork Buildings in New Jersey Multiple Property Submission (MPS).[5]
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| Location | 255 Ridge Road, Kingwood Township, New Jersey |
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| Nearest city | Frenchtown, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°32′16″N 75°01′24″W |
| Area | 3.8 acres (1.5 ha) |
| Built | 1765 |
| MPS | Traditional Patterned Brickwork Buildings in New Jersey |
| NRHP reference No. | 100005851[1][2] |
| NJRHP No. | 5796[3] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 2020 |
| Designated NJRHP | October 19, 2020 |
Gallery
Patterned brickwork diamonds
Detail of the brickwork
Wagon house (not contributing)
See also
References
- "National Register Information System – (#100005851)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- "Weekly List 20201204". National Park Service. December 4, 2020.
- "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2020. p. 10.
- Shoemaker, Becky D.; Craig, Robert W. (June 2020). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thatcher House (Draft)" (PDF). National Park Service. With accompanying 30 photos
- Craig, Robert W. (August 2017). "Traditional Patterned Brickwork Buildings in New Jersey". National Park Service.
External links
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