Jeremiah Woolsey House

The Jeremiah Woolsey House is a historic Dutch Colonial home located at 237 Washington Crossing–Pennington Road (County Route 546), southwest of Pennington, in Hopewell Township of Mercer County, New Jersey. Listed as the Jeremiah M. Woolsey House, it was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936.[3] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 27, 1975, for its significance in architecture and politics/government.[4]

Jeremiah Woolsey House
Jeremiah Woolsey House is located in Mercer County, New Jersey
Jeremiah Woolsey House
Jeremiah Woolsey House is located in New Jersey
Jeremiah Woolsey House
Jeremiah Woolsey House is located in the United States
Jeremiah Woolsey House
Location237 Washington Crossing–Pennington Road, Titusville, New Jersey
Coordinates40°18′33.8″N 74°49′33.4″W
Area6.9 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1765 (1765)
Architectural styleDutch Colonial
NRHP reference No.75001140[1]
NJRHP No.1708[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 27, 1975
Designated NJRHPNovember 8, 1974

History

The house was built in 1765 and remained in the Woolsey family, who were very influential in township affairs, until 1929. During the American Revolution, Jeremiah Woolsey served as a commissioner to recruit men to serve in the Continental Army, service for which he received 37 Pounds Sterling in 1780 at the behest of George Washington.[4] During the Battle of Trenton, his son, Ephraim, guided and marched with the army.[5]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System – (#75001140)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Mercer County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 29, 2022. p. 7.
  3. "Jeremiah M. Woolsey House". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1936.
  4. Israel, Nancy (October 1974). "Jeremiah Woolsey House". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. With accompanying two photos
  5. Raum, John O. (1871). History of the City of Trenton, New Jersey. W. T. Nicholson & Co. p. 156.
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