The Bodo Otto House, also known as the Otto–Tonkin House, is a historic house located at the corner of County Route 551 (Kings Highway) and Quaker Road in the Mickleton section of East Greenwich Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1766 and documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976, for its significance in military history.[4]
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| Location | CR 551 and Quaker Road, Mickleton, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 39°47′20″N 75°14′29″W / 39.78891°N 75.24135°W |
| Built | 1766 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001154[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 1376[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | December 12, 1976 |
| Designated NJRHP | August 10, 1973 |
History and description edit
The house is a two and one-half story stone building featuring Georgian architecture. The land was purchased by William Scull on June 25, 1766. He sold it to Bodo Otto Jr. (1748–1782), son of Bodo Otto, on August 1, 1772. The house was burned in 1778, during the American Revolutionary War. His wife, Catherine Schweighausen, sold the property to Samuel Tonkin in 1796, who rebuilt the house interior.[3][4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#76001154)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Gloucester County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 30, 2023. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Otto–Tonkin House". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1936.
- ^ a b Diller, Kathleen J. (March 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bodo Otto House". National Park Service. With accompanying photo
External links edit
Media related to Otto-Tonkin House (Mickleton, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-46, "Otto–Tonkin House, Kings Highway, Mickleton, Gloucester County, NJ", 2 photos, 8 measured drawings, 5 data pages
- "Bodo Otto". The Historical Marker Database.
