Thatcher House (Kingwood Township, New Jersey)

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Thatcher House
255 Ridge Road, Frenchtown, NJ.jpg
Thatcher House is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Thatcher House
Thatcher House
Location255 Ridge Road, Kingwood Township, New Jersey
Nearest cityFrenchtown, New Jersey
Coordinates40°32′16″N 75°01′24″W / 40.53778°N 75.02333°W / 40.53778; -75.02333Coordinates: 40°32′16″N 75°01′24″W / 40.53778°N 75.02333°W / 40.53778; -75.02333
Area3.8 acres (1.5 ha)
Built1765 (1765)
MPSTraditional Patterned Brickwork Buildings in New Jersey MPS
NRHP reference No.100005851[1][2]
NJRHP No.5796[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 2020
Designated NJRHPOctober 19, 2020

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]

Gallery[]

  • Patterned brickwork diamonds

  • Detail of the brickwork

  • Wagon house (not contributing)

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References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#100005851)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Weekly List 20201204". National Park Service. December 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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

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