Francis Hopkinson House

Infobox_nrhp | name =Francis Hopkinson House
nrhp_type = nhl


caption =
location= 101 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, New Jersey
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 8
lat_seconds = 54
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 74
long_minutes = 42
long_seconds = 50
long_direction = W
locmapin = New Jersey
area =
built =1750
architect= John Imlay
architecture=
added = July 17, 1971
designated = July 17, 1971
governing_body = Private
refnum=71000496cite 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 Francis Hopkinson House is where Francis Hopkinson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and his wife Ann Borden lived from 1774 until his death in 1791. [ [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceID=1115&resourceType=Building NHL Details] ]

He created several patriotic songs of the time. He also contributed some design details to the Great Seal of the United States. [ [http://www.nr.nps.gov/writeups/71000496.nl.pdf NHL Details] ] as well as the American Flag

The house was to be burned by the British in 1778, but was spared by a Hessian officer's appreciation of Hopkinson's library. [ [http://www.downtownbordentown.com/tour_pg5.htm Bordentown tour] ]

It is currently a law office. [ [http://www.flagguys.com/hop.html Flag Guys Hopkinson page] ]

References

External links

* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.nj0309 Francis Hopkinson House, Park Street & Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, Burlington County, NJ: 3 photos, 15 drawings, 4 data pages and supplemental material] , at Historic American Building Survey
* [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hh:@field(NUMBER+@band(NJ0309)) American Memory from the Library of Congress]