Silas Riggs House

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Silas Riggs House
213 Main Street, Ledgewood, NJ - Silas Riggs House.jpg
Silas Riggs House in 2018
Silas Riggs House is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Silas Riggs House
Location213 Main Street
Ledgewood, New Jersey
Coordinates40°52′43.5″N 74°39′08″W / 40.878750°N 74.65222°W / 40.878750; -74.65222 (Silas Riggs House)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1805
Part ofLedgewood Historic District (ID13000202)
NRHP reference No.77000894[1]
NJRHP No.2253[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 11, 1977
Designated CPApril 18, 2013
Designated NJRHPSeptember 20, 1974

The Silas Riggs House is a historic house built c. 1805 by Silas Riggs (1779–1847) in the Ledgewood section of Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey. The house was moved to its current location in 1962. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 11, 1977, for its significance in architecture and community history.[3] It was later added as a contributing property to the Ledgewood Historic District on April 18, 2013.[4]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 13, 2018. p. 23.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Silas Riggs House". National Park Service. Retrieved October 15, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  4. ^ Dennis Bertland Associates (June 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ledgewood Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service.

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