King Store and Homestead

King Store and Homestead

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name =King Store and Homestead
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location= 209-211 Main Street, Ledgewood, New Jersey, USA
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built =1815
architect= Woodruff & Hopkins [Nrhp source1|NJ|Morris|state2]
architecture= Queen Anne, Greek Revival
added = April 29, 1994
governing_body = Local
refnum=94000393cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The King Store and Homestead Museums are located on 209 and 211 Main Street, Ledgewood, New Jersey. The Roxbury Historic Trust acts as curator for these Roxbury Township owned buildings.They were purchased by the Township with Green Acres funding.Telephone and Fax 973-927-7603.E-Mail roxburyhistorictrust@gmail.com

History

The King Store is a 2-1/2 story building built of rubble stone in 1815 by Woodruff and Hopkins. At the ground floor its walls are 3 feet thick. Originally it had white stucco walls with green shutters and door.The Woodruff family operated the store until 1835.For approximately two years it lay abandoned and was home to wandering goats and sheep. In 1837 Albert Riggs ( son of Silas Riggs, a tanner by trade and owner of several canal boats) acquired the building and reopened it as a general store serving the community and the Morris Canal trade.For many years it also served as Post Office and its owner as Postmaster.The Store was located 150' feet from the Morris Canal Basin.

Theodore king, the son-in-law of Albert Riggs, took over the Store in 1873. He lived on the second floor of the building with his wife and daughter.By 1881, Mr King had built a residence on adjacent property and then began a renovation of the Store, changing the decor to Greek revival and the color scheme to creme with brown trim. In the process, the exterior was given a smooth coat of stucco which was scored to resemble large blocks. The interior of the Store was given an Italianate design with a cream and maroon color scheme. The Roxbury Rotary restored and stabilized the building by early 2000 and then began work on the Homestead.

Architecture

The King Homestead ,a venacular frame house to start, had several additions with Italianate and Queen Anne influenced detailing. It is possible that the original house may just have consisted of the current parlor, Exhibit Rooms 1 and 2, one or both staircases to the second floor, on which there were two front bedrooms (current RHT Office and Conference Room) and a smaller bedroom at the rear.There were stairs to the basement which contained the kitchen ( basement kitchens were common in Victorian homes). the "dumb-waiter" was probably moved to its present location when the dinning room was added, so that food could be brought up from the kitchen below.The final additions to the home were probably the circular first floor office used by Mr. King then later by Louse King, and a rear first floor kitchen.Of artistic interest is the four wall, oil on canvas,dinning room mural.It was painted by James William Marland in 1936. It was both signed and dated by the artist.

Visiting

Both Museums are opened the second Sunday of each month (except January) from 1 to 4 P.M. Visitors are welcome and encouraged to call for an appointment if the regular opening times are not convenient.

ources

Crayon,J.P,"Rockaway Records of Morris County,N.J.Families"1902.Hosking,Annie S.& Meeker, Harriet "The History of Roxbury Township" Vol.1&11 Roxbury Township historical Society.Kane, Martin "Hopatcong =A Century of Memories" Arcadia Publishing.Lee, James "Tales The Boatman Told" 1973, reprinted Canal Press 1989.Lewis Publishing "Biographical History of Morris County New Jersey"1899.Lum, EdwardH."Genealogy of the lum Family" 1927.Munsell, W.W. "History of Morris County, New Jersey"1882.Murray,Stuart A.P. History of Hopatcong Borough" 1976 Hopatcong Bicentennial Committee.Serally, Ruthann & Lyman, Francis "Old Homes of Roxbury Township Historical Society.Thompson, Mary Wolfe "Theodore Frelinghuysen Wolfe" Privately published.Crammond, Richard Officer and Board Member of the Roxbury Historic Trust and Chairman of the Township of Roxbury Historical Committee.Miriam Morris,architect and Historic Trust member.

References

External links

* [http://www.roxburynewjersey.com/trust.htm Official Site]


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