Joseph and Minnie White House

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Joseph and Minnie White House
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Location243 Hazelwood Avenue, Middlesex, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°34′15″N74°31′12″W / 40.57083°N 74.52000°W / 40.57083; -74.52000 (Joseph and Minnie White House)
Built1905 (1905)
Architectural style Bungalow/American Craftsman
NRHP reference No. 87001763 [1]
NJRHP No.1847 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 28, 1988
Designated NJRHPAugust 13, 1987

The Joseph and Minnie White House is a historic home at 243 Hazelwood Avenue in Middlesex, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1988, for its significance in architecture and photojournalism as the childhood home of Margaret Bourke-White. It was built in 1905 with American Craftsman style. [3]

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History and description

The stuccoed two-story house was built with concrete block in 1905 by Joseph White. It features exposed timbers to add geometric patterns to the exterior. The house was designed in the Craftsman style of Gustav Stickley. Janet Foster states in the nomination form that the house: "possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association, and is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; and embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction." [3]

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Rear view

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References

  1. "National Register Information System  (#87001763)". 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. December 28, 2020. p. 5.
  3. 1 2 Foster, Janet W. (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Joseph and Minnie White House". National Park Service. With accompanying 10 photos