Cornelius Gunn House

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Cornelius Gunn House
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LocationRidge Road, southwest of Wallpack Center, New Jersey
Coordinates 41°09′07″N74°54′03″W / 41.15194°N 74.90083°W / 41.15194; -74.90083 (Cornelius Gunn House)
Builtc.1814
Built byJohn Shoemaker
NRHP reference No. 79000238 [1]
NJRHP No.2640 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 23, 1979
Designated NJRHPMarch 29, 1979

The Cornelius Gunn House was a historic fieldstone farmhouse located on Ridge Road southwest of the Wallpack Center section of Walpack Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 1979, for its significance in architecture. [1] The farmstead is part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. [3]

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According to the nomination form, the house was built around 1814 by John Shoemaker. He was the brother of Daniel Shoemaker, who built the nearby Shoemaker–Houck Farm. The house was later owned by Cornelius D. Gunn, a trustee of the Wallpack Center Methodist Episcopal Church. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#79000238)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Sussex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. June 22, 2023. p. 8.
  3. 1 2 Bodle, Wayne K. (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cornelius Gunn House". National Park Service. With accompanying photo