William S. Townsend House
William S. Townsend House | |
Location | 96 Delsea Drive, Dennisville, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 39°11′35″N 74°49′56″W / 39.19306°N 74.83222°W |
Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
Built | 1811 |
NRHP reference No. | 84002618[1] |
NJRHP No. | 996[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 5, 1984 |
Designated NJRHP | March 1, 1984 |
William S. Townsend House is located in the Dennisville section of Dennis Township, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1811 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1984.
According to the National Register Application: "The house was the home of William S. Townsend, a prominent merchant, farmer, and community leader in Dennisville. Architecturally, the house is an interesting example of the Vernacular Neoclassicial style. The house is part of a well-preserved complex, which includes several outbuildings."[3]
Copies of the U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service Architectural Data Form and photographs of the building's interior and exterior are included in the Library of Congress's Prints & Photographs Reading Room - Prints & Photographs Online Catalog.[4]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape May County, New Jersey
- Library of Congress - Prints & Photographs Reading Room - Prints & Photographs Online Catalog https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/NJ0040/
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Cape May County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 12. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ^ http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pphhdatapage&fileName=nj/nj0000/nj0040/data/hhdatapage.db&recNum=1
- ^ https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/NJ0040/