Arburtus Cottage

Arburtus Cottage
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	508 4th Avenue, Asbury Park, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°13′25.1″N74°00′24.9″W / 40.223639°N 74.006917°W / 40.223639; -74.006917 (Arburtus Cottage)
Built	c. 1878
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	15000003 [1]
NJRHP No.	5455 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 18, 2015
Designated NJRHP	December 16, 2014

The Arburtus Cottage, also known as the Stephen Crane House, is located at 508 4th Avenue in the city of Asbury Park in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Built around 1878, the historic Queen Anne style seaside cottage was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 18, 2015, for its significance in literature and social history. ^[1] The author, poet, and journalist Stephen Crane lived here from 1883 to 1892. ^[3] It is now the home of the Asbury Park Historical Society. ^[4]

History and description

The two and one-half story house was built around 1878 by Andrew and Helen Robeno. The house was later purchased by Mary Helen Peck Crane in 1883. Along with her son, Stephen, and daughter Agnes, she lived here year round. She enlarged the house around 1888. She was president of the local chapter of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Stephen wrote his first short story, "Uncle Jake and the Bell-Handle", in 1885. ^[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Monmouth County, New Jersey
• List of museums in New Jersey
• List of residences of American writers

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#15000003)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. June 28, 2024. p. 1. a.k.a. Stephen Crane House, Florence Hotel
3. Sobotka, David; Chesek, Thomas; Rosenberg, Susan (April 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Arburtus Cottage". National Park Service. With accompanying 60 photos.
4. "Asbury Park Historical Society".