Amanda Blake Store | |
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Location | 104 Main Street, Port Republic, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 39°31′9″N74°29′29″W / 39.51917°N 74.49139°W |
Built | 1884 |
Architectural style | Victorian |
Part of | Port Republic Historic District (ID91000596) |
NRHP reference No. | 79001469 [1] |
NJRHP No. | 387 [2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 25, 1979 |
Designated CP | May 16, 1991 |
Designated NJRHP | September 5, 1978 |
The Amanda Blake Store is a historic building located at 104 Main Street in the city of Port Republic in Atlantic County, New Jersey. Built in 1884 as a general store, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 25, 1979, for its significance in commerce and social history. It is now a privately owned house. [1] [3] The building was listed as a contributing property of the Port Republic Historic District in 1991. [4]
The two-story frame Victorian store was built in 1884 for William Blake, a farmer from Chestnut Neck, and his daughter Amanda Blake, after whom the store is named. She became a milliner and operated the store. She was also the postmistress, from 1918 to 1940, for the post office located in the store. In the evenings, the store was used as a social gathering place, and a meeting place for the Independent Order of Mechanics. [3]