Thatcher House (Kingwood Township, New Jersey)

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Thatcher House
Location255 Ridge Road, Kingwood Township, New Jersey
Nearest city Frenchtown, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°32′16″N75°01′24″W / 40.53778°N 75.02333°W / 40.53778; -75.02333
Area3.8 acres (1.5 ha)
Built1765 (1765)
MPS Traditional Patterned Brickwork Buildings in New Jersey
NRHP reference No. 100005851 [1] [2]
NJRHP No.5796 [3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 2020
Designated NJRHPOctober 19, 2020

The Thatcher House is a historic patterned brick house located at 255 Ridge Road in Kingwood Township, about two miles from Frenchtown, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It is named after Jeremiah Thatcher (d. 1790), a local farmer. Built in 1765, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 2020, for its significance in architecture. It features patterned brickwork with complex diamonds. [4] The house is part of the Traditional Patterned Brickwork Buildings in New Jersey Multiple Property Submission (MPS). [5] It features a mix of Flemish bond and Flemish checker, with four different diamond designs. [4]

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  1. "National Register Information System  (#100005851)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Weekly List 20201204". National Park Service. December 4, 2020.
  3. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 27, 2023. p. 10.
  4. 1 2 Shoemaker, Becky D.; Craig, Robert W. (June 2020). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thatcher House (Draft)" (PDF). National Park Service. With accompanying 30 photos
  5. Craig, Robert W. (August 2017). "Traditional Patterned Brickwork Buildings in New Jersey". National Park Service.