- Nathaniel Drake House
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Nathaniel Drake House
Location: 602 West Front Street, Plainfield, New Jersey Coordinates: 40°36′49″N 74°25′56″W / 40.61361°N 74.43222°WCoordinates: 40°36′49″N 74°25′56″W / 40.61361°N 74.43222°W Area: 1 acre (0.40 ha) Built: 1746 Architect: Drake,Nathaniel Architectural style: Gothic Revival Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 73001135[1] NJRHP #: 2695[2] Significant dates Added to NRHP: June 19, 1973 Designated NJRHP: January 29, 1973 The Nathaniel Drake House, is located in Plainfield, New Jersey. The house was built in 1746 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1973. It now operated as the Drake House Museum and is the headquarters of the Historical Society of Plainfield, though the building is owned by the City of Plainfield. The most famous piece in the Society's collection is the painting, "The Death of General Sedgwick" by Julian Scott.
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History
Issac Drake built the home in 1746 for his son Nathaniel Drake. The original home was a 1 1⁄2-story building with four rooms and a lean-to kitchen. George Washington stayed at the home during the Battle of Short Hills in 1777.[3] John S. Harberger purchased the home in 1864 and remodeled the building. Harberger's additions to the building included a mansard roof, ballroom, a 3-story tower in the rear of the building and a turret on the side of the home.[4]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, New Jersey
- List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Union County". NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office. July 7, 2009. p. 19. http://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/union.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ^ "THE DRAKE HOUSE". Drake House Museum. http://drakehouse.tripod.com/. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Information about the Drake House". The Drake House Museum Home of the Historical Society of Plainfield. http://drakehousemuseum.tripod.com/id7.html. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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