Benjamin Shotwell House

The Benjamin Shotwell House, or the Shotwell-Runyon House, is a historic house in Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The house was listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The farm on which is located in part of Route 287. [3] The Shotwells were early settlers of "The Plains", an early reference to Plainfield, New Jersey.[4]

Benjamin Shotwell House
Shotwell-Runyon House
Benjamin Shotwell House is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Benjamin Shotwell House
Benjamin Shotwell House is located in New Jersey
Benjamin Shotwell House
Benjamin Shotwell House is located in the United States
Benjamin Shotwell House
Location26 Runyon's Lane
Edison, New Jersey
Coordinates40°32′50″N 74°24′16″W
Builtca. 1750-1775
NRHP reference No.87000875[1]
NJRHP No.1840[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1987
Designated NJRHPApril 28, 1987

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  3. Spies, Stacy E (2001), Edison, Acadia Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7385-0549-7
  4. Dudley, William L. (March 29, 1929). "Friendly Families: The Shotwells". The Story of the Friends in Plainfield Including A History of Early Quaker Families. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
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