Joseph Stout House
Appearance
Joseph Stout House | |
Location | Province Line Road, Hopewell Township, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 40°24′34″N 74°44′44″W / 40.40944°N 74.74556°W |
Area | 54 acres (22 ha) |
Built | 1752 |
NRHP reference No. | 74001169[1] |
NJRHP No. | 1700[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 29, 1974 |
Designated NJRHP | July 1, 1974 |
The Joseph Stout House, also known as the Hunt House and the Weart–Hunt House, is a historic stone house built in 1752 and located on Province Line Road in the
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1937.[3] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1974, for its significance in military and religion history.[4]
History and description
The fieldstone house was built in 1752 by Joseph Stout, one of the founders of the First Baptist Church of Hopewell. It is located on a hillside, the north elevation is two stories high and the south is three. During the American Revolutionary War, John Price Hunt lived here. On June 24, 1778, General George Washington held a council of war here in preparation for the Battle of Monmouth.[5] In 1789, Wilson Stout sold the property to Jacob Weart. In 1853, Spencer Weart may have made extensive changes to the house. It remained in the Weart family until 1928.[4]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey
- List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey
- List of Washington's Headquarters during the Revolutionary War
References
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#74001169)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Mercer County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 20, 2022. p. 7.
listed as the Joseph Stout House (Hunt House)
- Historic American Buildings Survey. 1937.
- ^ a b Israel, Nancy (March 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Joseph Stout House". National Park Service. With accompanying two photos
- ^ Washington, George (June 24, 1778). "General Orders". Head-Quarters Hunt’s House: Founders Online, National Archives.
External links
- Media related to Weart-Hunt House at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-289, "Weart–Hunt House, Stoutsburg-Amwell Road, Hopewell, Mercer County, NJ", 7 photos, 19 measured drawings, 3 data pages, supplemental material