Samuel Sloan House

Samuel Sloan House
Location 238 South Main Street, Hightstown, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°15′57.8″N 74°31′30.6″W / 40.266056°N 74.525167°W / 40.266056; -74.525167Coordinates: 40°15′57.8″N 74°31′30.6″W / 40.266056°N 74.525167°W / 40.266056; -74.525167
Area less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1856
Architectural style Carpenter Italianate
NRHP Reference # 74001168
NJRHP # 3257[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 28, 1974
Designated NJRHP September 6, 1973

The Samuel Sloan House is a historic antebellum home in Hightstown, New Jersey. It is considered the finest home from the early history of the town. It's architecture can be described as Carpenter Italianate, with the impressive massing associated with an Italian villa combined with fanciful jigsaw carpentry. The home was originally thought to have designed by the noted architect, Samuel Sloan, as that name was found inscribed in a nineteenth century hand on a piece of millwork in the house. Further research in 1997, established that the Samuel Sloan who built the home was in fact a local merchant and not the famed architect.[2]

See also

References

  1. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places — Mercer County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection — Historic Preservation Office. January 22, 2015.
  2. Greiff, Constance; Blake, Channing; Craig, Robert W. (1971). "Samuel Sloan House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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