Lansdown (Pittstown, New Jersey)
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| Location | Hamden Road, Lansdowne, New Jersey |
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| Nearest city | Pittstown, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°36′22″N 74°54′24″W / 40.60611°N 74.90667°W |
| Area | 49 acres (20 ha) |
| Built | 1763 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001497[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 1588[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | November 2, 1979 |
| Designated NJRHP | July 21, 1979 |
Lansdown, also known as the Charles Stewart Plantation, is a historic house located on Hamden Road along the South Branch Raritan River in the village of Lansdowne, northeast of Pittstown, in Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 2, 1979, for its significance in architecture, military, and politics/government.[3]
The oldest part of the house was probably built c. 1763, when the land was deeded to Charles Stewart by his father-in-law, Justice Samuel Johnston.[3] George Washington and his wife often visited this house.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System – (#79001497)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 30, 2020. p. 6.
- ^ a b Brasch, C.F. (July 23, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lansdown". National Park Service. With accompanying 5 photos
- ^ Mott, George S. (1878). The First Century of Hunterdon County, State of New Jersey. Flemington, N. J.: E. Vosseller. pp. 32–35.
External links
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Media related to Lansdown (Pittstown, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons- "General Stewart Mansion". Historical Marker Database.
- "Colonel Charles Stewart House". Historical Marker Database.
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