Martin Berry House

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Martin Berry House
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Location581 NJ 23 at Jackson Avenue, Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°58′9″N74°17′12″W / 40.96917°N 74.28667°W / 40.96917; -74.28667
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1720 (1720)
Architectural styleColonial, Dutch Colonial
NRHP reference No. 73001129 [1]
NJRHP No.2220 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1973
Designated NJRHPJanuary 29, 1973

The Martin Berry House is located in Pompton Plains in Pequannock Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1720 and documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1939. [3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1973, for its significance in architecture and settlement. [4] Built by the son of one of the first settlers to the Pompton River region, the pre-Revolutionary War building has been little altered since its construction. [5]

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Once the home of Medal of Honor recipient James R. Evans, the home was purchased by Pequannock Township for historic preservation in 2017. [6] The Pequannock Township Historical Society, formed in 2014 and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2015, has been tasked with the maintenance of the house. [7]

HABS photo from 1939 Historic American Buildings Survey Nathaniel R. Ewan, Photographer February 21, 1939 EXTERIOR - SOUTHEAST VIEW - Martin Berry House, Jackson Avenue and Route 23, Pompton Plains, HABS NJ,14-POMPL,2-1.tif
HABS photo from 1939

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References

  1. "National Register Information System  (#73001129)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. June 22, 2023. p. 19.
  3. "Martin Berry House". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1939.
  4. Karschner, Terry (January 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Martin Berry House". National Park Service. With accompanying 4 photos
  5. Townsend, Richard (August 2, 2009), Our early settlers , retrieved 2011-08-08, Martin Berry, son of Samuel Berrie and Cathalyntie Ryerson, had married Maria Roome and established his home on the plains, which is today known as the Martin Berry House, one of the finest remaining examples of Dutch Style Architecture in the state. Generations of the Berry family have resided at Pompton and Pompton Plains.
  6. Fagan, Matt (January 26, 2017). "Oldest house in Morris County saved from wrecking ball". The Record (Bergen County) . Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  7. "About the Society – Pequannock Twp. Historical Society". www.pequannockhistory.org. Retrieved 2018-05-01.