Bishop House (New Brunswick, New Jersey)

James Bishop House
Bishop House, 2018
Location College Avenue
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°30′11″N 74°27′00″W / 40.50306°N 74.45000°W / 40.50306; -74.45000 (Bishop House)
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1852 (1852)
Built by Isziah Rolfe
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference # 76001162[1]
NJRHP # 1855[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 12, 1976
Designated NJRHP January 19, 1976

The Bishop House is a historic building facing College Avenue in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey on the campus of Rutgers University. It was built in 1852 for James Bishop. The house, using its historic name, James Bishop House, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 1976 for its significance in architecture, education, industry, politics and religion.[3]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (November 2, 2013). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. May 21, 2018. p. 5.
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: James Bishop House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 10, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  • Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-712, "James Bishop House, College Avenue & Bartlett Street, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, NJ", 9 photos, 5 data pages
  • Holzschlag, Morris Jacob Kafka. "The Creation of a Landmark: The Bishop House of College Avenue". Rutgers University Libraries, New Jersey History.
  • "Paths to Historic Rutgers: A Self-Guided Tour (Bishop House)". Rutgers University Libraries.
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