The Peter Kemble House is a historic house built around 1750 and located on Mount Kemble Avenue (U.S. Route 202) at Old Camp Road in Harding Township, New Jersey. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1937.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 26, 1980 for its significance in commerce, military history, and government.[4] The Georgian style house was added as a contributing property of the Tempe Wick Road–Washington Corners Historic District on August 25, 2000.[5]
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| Location | Mount Kemble Avenue at Old Camp Road Harding Township, New Jersey |
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| Nearest city | Morristown, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°45′30″N 74°31′27″W / 40.75833°N 74.52417°W |
| Built | c. 1750 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Part of | Tempe Wick Road–Washington Corners Historic District (ID00000959) |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002510[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 2125[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | August 26, 1980 |
| Designated CP | August 25, 2000 |
| Designated NJRHP | January 29, 1973 |
History and description edit
The two and one-half story house was built around 1750 by Peter Kemble (1704–1789), who had moved here from New Brunswick after purchasing 1,250 acres (510 ha). In 1840, his son Richard Kemble sold the property to Harry S. Hoyt, who moved the house 700 yards (640 m) to its new location slightly closer to Morristown. In 1885, he sold it to David Hunter McAlpin (1816–1901). His son Charles William McAlpin (1866–1942) lived here next and donated over 100 acres (40 ha) for the creation of Jockey Hollow.[3][4]
August 27–28, 1781, the First Brigade of the French Army marched past this house under command of General Comte de Rochambeau, along the route to Yorktown, Virginia.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#80002510)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 20, 2022. p. 6.
- ^ a b "Kemble House". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1937.
- ^ a b Karschner, Terry (October 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Peter Kemble House". National Park Service. With accompanying 7 photos
- ^ Bertland, Dennis; Bishop, Sally (August 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tempe Wick Road--Washington Corners Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 73 photos
- ^ Selig, Robert A. "The Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in The State of New Jersey, 1781 – 1783: An Historical and Architectural Survey" (PDF). New Jersey Historic Trust. p. 248.
External links edit
Media related to Kemble House (Morristown, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-48, "Kemble House, Mount Kemble Avenue, Morristown, Morris County, NJ", 4 photos, 11 measured drawings, 4 data pages, supplemental material
