Thomas Leaming House
Thomas Leaming House is located in Middle Township, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1706 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1997.
Thomas Leaming House | |
Location | 1845 US 9 North, Middle Township, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 39°8′30″N 74°46′1″W |
Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
Built | 1706 |
Architectural style | Postmedieval English |
NRHP reference No. | 97000801[1] |
NJRHP No. | 3057[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 1, 1997 |
Designated NJRHP | June 3, 1997 |
Leaming was a member the fifth session (June–August 1776) of the Provincial Congress of New Jersey which ordered the arrest of the colony's last royal governor William Franklin, approved the Declaration of Independence and wrote New Jersey's first state constitution (1776).
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. April 1, 2010. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
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