Goldman House

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Goldman House
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Goldman House in 2013
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Location143 School Street
Piscataway, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°31′47″N74°26′04″W / 40.52972°N 74.43444°W / 40.52972; -74.43444 (Goldman House)
Built1915 (1915)
Built by Sam Goldman
NRHP reference No. 10000813 [1]
NJRHP No.4967 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 1, 2010
Designated NJRHPApril 28, 2010

The Goldman House is a historic building at 143 School Street in the North Stelton section of the township of Piscataway in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1915 by Sam Goldman, it was part of the Ferrer Modern School Colony. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 2010, for its significance in art and social history from 1915 to 1953. [3]

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History and description

After the 1914 Lexington Avenue explosion, 32 students and parents moved here in 1915 to start a new school and colony. Sam Goldman was born in 1883 in Russia and immigrated here around 1903. Sam and his wife Gusta continued work on the house until 1936. The one-story house has a stuccoed exterior and features bas-relief sculptures. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System  (#10000813)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 12.
  3. 1 2 Nancy Zerbe; Blaire Walsh; Jennifer Warren; Jon Scott (November 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Goldman House". National Park Service.

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