Highfields (Amwell and Hopewell, New Jersey)
Highfields | |
Location | End of Lindbergh Rd., East Amwell, NJ 08551 |
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Coordinates | 40°25′26.0″N 74°46′04.0″W / 40.423889°N 74.767778°W |
Area | 380 acres (150 ha) |
Built | 1931 |
Architect | Delano & Aldrich |
Architectural style | Mixed French and English Tudor Revival with Colonial Revival treatments |
NRHP reference No. | 94001096 |
NJRHP No. | 1585[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 23, 1994 |
Designated NJRHP | August 1, 1994 |
Highfields is a historic house in
Construction
The Lindberghs built Highfields in 1931 on a secluded spot of the
Lindbergh kidnapping
The home was the site of one of the most notorious crimes of the 20th century, the
Rehabilitation center
The headquarters of the search for Charles Lindbergh, Jr. was in the garage of Highfields. After Lindbergh identified the body of his son they left the house never to spend another night there, returning to Anne's family home in Englewood, New Jersey. The attention from the trial led the Lindberghs to a self-imposed exile in Europe from 1935 to 1939. In June 1933, Anne wrote that the house would be turned over to a board of trustees, and she named it "Highfields," saying the name carried some secret meaning. One biographer has speculated that it commemorates the young Lindbergh's special greeting to his father.
In 1941 the home was conveyed to the State of New Jersey by the Highfields Association, in memory of Charles Lindbergh, Jr. It has been used since July 1, 1952 as a juvenile rehabilitation center by the New Jersey Department of Corrections.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places — Mercer County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection — Historic Preservation Office. January 22, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2013.
- ^ a b c English, Illona S. (March 1994). "Highfields". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ^ Chua-Eoan, Howard (March 1, 2007). "Crimes of the Century". Time.
- ^ Linder, Douglas (2005). "The Trial of Richard "Bruno" Hauptmann: An Account". University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. Archived from the original on July 9, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2009.