James and Mary Lawson House

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James and Mary Lawson House
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Location209 North Main Street, Woodstown, New Jersey
Coordinates 39°39′20″N75°19′39″W / 39.65556°N 75.32750°W / 39.65556; -75.32750
Built1869 (1869)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 01000042 [1]
NJRHP No.3794 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 2001
Designated NJRHPDecember 1, 2000

The James and Mary Lawson House is located at 209 North Main Street in Woodstown of Salem County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1869 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 2001, for its significance in architecture. [3]

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History and description

James Dennis Lawson, a local farmer and merchant, built the house in 1869. His wife, Mary Davis Pancoast, was from a wealthy Quaker family. The three-story frame house is built with Italianate style, a cubical Italian villa. Additions to the house were built after 1909 and 1942. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System  (#01000042)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Salem County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 5.
  3. 1 2 Sheridan, Janet L. (July 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: James and Mary Lawson House". National Park Service. With accompanying 19 photos