Breidenhart

Last updated
Breidenhart
Breidenhart (5).JPG
Location map of Burlington County, New Jersey.svg
Red pog.svg
USA New Jersey location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location255 East Main Street, Moorestown, New Jersey, U.S.
Coordinates 39°58′09″N74°56′08″W / 39.96917°N 74.93556°W / 39.96917; -74.93556 (Breidenhart) Coordinates: 39°58′09″N74°56′08″W / 39.96917°N 74.93556°W / 39.96917; -74.93556 (Breidenhart)
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1894 (1894)
ArchitectWalter Smedley
Architectural styleQueen Anne
Part of Moorestown Historic District (ID89002295)
NRHP reference No. 77000851 [1]
NJRHP No.832 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1977
Designated CPAugust 30, 1990
Designated NJRHPJune 13, 1977

Breidenhart is a historic castle-like house built in 1894 by Samuel Leeds Allen and located at 255 East Main Street in Moorestown, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1977, for its significance in art, architecture, commerce, and music. [3] It was added as a contributing property to the Moorestown Historic District in 1990. The building is now owned by the Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey. [4]

Contents

History

In 1894, Samuel Leeds Allen, inventor of the Flexible Flyer sled, commissioned architect Walter Smedley to design his new residence. Allen named it Breidenhart, meaning "broad hearth stone". In 1918, after Allen's death, the house was sold to Eldridge R. Johnson, founder and president of the Victor Talking Machine Company. In 1947, after Johnson's death, it was sold to the Lutheran Home of New Jersey. [3]

Description

The house is a two and one-half story stone building featuring Queen Anne architecture and a polygonal corner turret. It is located on a 10-acre (4.0 ha) landscaped lot. [3]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moorestown, New Jersey</span> Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States

Moorestown is a township in Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an eastern suburb of Philadelphia and geographically part of the South Jersey region of the state. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township's population was 21,355, an increase of 629 from the 2010 census count of 20,726, which reflected an increase of 1,709 (+9.0%) from the 19,017 counted in the 2000 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samuel Leeds Allen</span>

Samuel Leeds Allen was the founder of S.L. Allen & Company in Philadelphia. He was the inventor of, and his company manufactured, both the Flexible Flyer sled and Planet Jr farm and garden equipment. For over one hundred years these products were the best selling and most famous market gardening tools and American sleds. During his lifetime and for the first half of the 20th century S.L. Allen was far more renowned for his company's seed drills and cultivating equipment than the sleds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Quakertown, New Jersey</span> Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

Quakertown is an unincorporated community located within Franklin Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It was once known as Fairview. The area was settled by Quakers from Burlington County, who organized a meeting house here in 1733. The Quakertown Historic District was listed on the state and national registers of historic places in 1990.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vincentown, New Jersey</span> Place in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States

Vincentown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located on the South Branch Rancocas Creek in Southampton Township of Burlington County, New Jersey. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08088.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Douglass House (Trenton, New Jersey)</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

The Douglass House is a historic house currently located at the corner of Front and Montgomery Streets in the Mill Hill neighborhood of the city Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey. It served as George Washington's headquarters prior to the Battle of Princeton on January 3, 1777. Listed as the Bright–Douglass House, it was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936, when the house was located in Mahlon Stacy Park near the Delaware River. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1970, for its significance in architecture, military and social history. It was added as a contributing property to the Mill Hill Historic District on December 12, 1977.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Evesham Friends Meeting House</span> Historic meetinghouse in New Jersey, United States

Evesham Friends Meeting House is a historic Quaker meeting house at Moorestown-Mt. Laurel and Hainesport-Mt. Laurel Roads in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moorestown Friends School and Meetinghouse</span> Historic church in New Jersey, United States

Moorestown Friends School and Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker school and meetinghouse on Main Street at Chester Avenue in Moorestown Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The Friends Meeting hosts Quaker worship every Sunday in the meetinghouse, as well as a variety of events, including Christmas Eve meetings for worship and youth activities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trinity Church (Swedesboro, New Jersey)</span> Historic church in New Jersey, United States

Trinity Church, also known as Old Swedes' Church, is a historic church on the northwest corner of Church Street and King's Highway in Swedesboro in Gloucester County, New Jersey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Smith Mansion</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

Smith Mansion, also known as the Smith-Cadbury Mansion, is located in Moorestown Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The mansion was built in 1738 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 22, 1976.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christoffel Vought Farmstead</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

Christoffel Vought Farmstead, commonly known as the 1759 Vought House, is located near Annandale in Clinton Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Built in 1759, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 16, 2008, for its significance in agriculture, archaeology, architecture, exploration/settlement and military history. The building is on Preservation New Jersey's 2010 10 Most Endangered Historic Sites list. The building is located on the grounds of the Clinton Township Middle School and is owned by the Clinton Township Board of Education.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United Lutheran Church (Grand Forks, North Dakota)</span> Historic church in North Dakota, United States

The United Lutheran Church is a church located at 324 Chestnut Street in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The historic church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arneytown, New Jersey</span> Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

Arneytown is an unincorporated community located along Province Line Road on the border of North Hanover Township in Burlington County and Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County of New Jersey. It is two miles (3.2 km) north of Jacobstown. Province Line Road was on the boundary line between the Provinces of East Jersey and West Jersey. The area was once called Upper Freehold by 18th-century Quaker settlers. With the establishment of the first post office in 1827, it became known as Arneytown.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dr. Samuel H. Allen House and Carriage House</span> Historic house in Utah, United States

The Samuel H. Allen Home is a historic house located at 135 E. 200 North in Provo, Utah. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Atsion, New Jersey</span> Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

Atsion is an unincorporated community located within Shamong Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The community is located next to Atsion Lake.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zurbrugg Mansion</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

The Zurbrugg Mansion, which has also been known as The Columns, at 531 Delaware Avenue in Delanco Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, was built in 1910. It was designed by architects Furness, Evans & Co. in Classical Revival style. Vacant for several years after being used as a nursing home, it was acquired by Grapevine Development and subsequently listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 2009, for its significance in architecture. The listing included two contributing buildings, a contributing structure, and a contributing object.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fairfield Presbyterian Church</span> Historic church in New Jersey, United States

Fairfield Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian Church in America congregation in the Fairton section of Fairfield Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey. It was founded in 1680 when a log church was built on the banks of the Cohansey Creek, and it is the oldest existing congregation currently within the PCA. This log church was replaced by a New England style frame building sometime between 1713 and 1715.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rutherfurd Hall</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

Rutherfurd Hall is a historic house located in Allamuchy Township, Warren County, New Jersey, US.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morrill Hall (University of Vermont)</span> United States historic place

Morrill Hall is a campus building of the University of Vermont (UVM), which is located on the southeast corner of the "University Green" in Burlington, Vermont. The building was named after U.S. Senator, Justin Smith Morrill who authored the Morrill Land-Grant Acts of 1862 and 1890, which created the American Land-Grant universities and colleges. Senator Morrill also served as a trustee of the university from 1865 until 1898. The building was constructed during 1906–07 to serve as the home of the UVM Agriculture Department and the Agricultural Experiment Station. It was added to National Register of Historic Places as part of University Green Historic District on April 14, 1975. As of 2015, the building continues to house the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the UVM Agricultural Extension Service.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Turner–Chew–Carhart Farm</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

The Turner–Chew–Carhart Farm, also known as the Jockey Hollow Farm, is a historic 57-acre (23 ha) farm located off Van Syckles Road in Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey and near Clinton. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 11, 1977, for its significance in agriculture, architecture, industry, and politics/government. The farmstead includes seven contributing buildings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Franklin Corners, New Jersey</span> Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

Franklin Corners is an unincorporated community located along the Passaic River at the intersection of County Route 613 and U.S. Route 202 in Bernards Township of Somerset County, New Jersey. In the 19th century, it had a grist mill, saw mill, general store, school, and several houses. The Franklin Corners Historic District, featuring Van Dorn's Mill, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

References

  1. "National Register Information System  Breidenhart (#77000851)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Burlington County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 28, 2021. p. 11.
  3. 1 2 3 Pillsbury, Nan (January 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Breidenhart". National Park Service. With accompanying photo
  4. "Grace Assisted Living Center Opens in Moorestown, New Jersey". Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey. November 11, 2009.