Miller-Kingsland House

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Miller-Kingsland House
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Location445 Vreeland Avenue, Boonton, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°54′2″N74°23′13″W / 40.90056°N 74.38694°W / 40.90056; -74.38694
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Builtc.1740
Built byJohannes Miller
NRHP reference No. 73001120 [1]
NJRHP No.2088 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 1973
Designated NJRHPJune 13, 1973

The Miller-Kingsland House is located at 445 Vreeland Avenue in the town of Boonton in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built around 1740 and documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1938. [3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1973, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement. [1] [4]

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History and description

The Miller-Kingsland House is the oldest recorded home in Boonton. The original Dutch house was one-room with a sleeping attic, built by Johannes Miller around 1740. This room, which is complete with a large cooking fireplace and beehive oven, makes up the west wing of the current structure. The property was sold to Isaac Kingsland in 1798. He added the two and one-half story main section in 1808. It features Dutch style and a gambrel roof. [4]

HABS photo from 1938 Historic American Buildings Survey Nathaniel R. Ewan, Photographer March 8, 1938 EXTERIOR - SOUTHEAST VIEW - Kingsland Homestead, Vreeland Avenue, Boonton, Morris County, NJ HABS NJ,14-BOONT.V,1-2.tif
HABS photo from 1938

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#73001120)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 27, 2023. p. 1.
  3. "Kingsland Homestead". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1938.
  4. 1 2 Karschner, Terry (March 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Miller-Kingsland House". National Park Service. With accompanying two photos