Stone House by the Stone House Brook

Stone House by the Stone House Brook, also known as Old Stone House, is located in South Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1773 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 22, 1991.

Stone House by the Stone House Brook
The Old Stone House in 2014
Location219 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, New Jersey
Coordinates40°44′42″N 74°15′13″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1773
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Shingle Style
NRHP reference No.87001333[1]
NJRHP No.1364[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 1991
Designated NJRHPOctober 4, 1991

History

The house was built by Nathaniel Wheeler in 1773 on his 100-acre farm. The house was purchased by William Augustus Brewer Jr. in 1866. The farm was subdivided and transformed into housing developments. Brewer enlarged the house and turned it into a Queen Ann shingle-style mansion. Brewer named the house Aldworth. In 1915, the house was sold to Dr. George C. Albee. The house was sold to the village of South Orange in 1953 and was briefly used as offices for the school district.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  3. "South Orange to sell Old Stone House for preservation, refurbishment". NJ.com. Retrieved 15 November 2010.


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