National Register of Historic Places

Breidenhart

Moorestown, Burlington County, New Jersey
Listed
December 22, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
77000851

About this property

Breidenhart is a historic castle-like house built in 1894 by Samuel Leeds Allen and located at 255 East Main Street in Moorestown, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1977, for its significance in art, architecture, commerce, and music. It was added as a contributing property to the Moorestown Historic District in 1990. The building is now owned by the Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey. In 1894, Samuel Leeds Allen, inventor of the Flexible Flyer sled, commissioned architect Walter Smedley to design his new residence. Allen named it Breidenhart, meaning "broad hearth stone". In 1918, after Allen's death, the house was sold to Eldridge R. Johnson, founder and president of the Victor Talking Machine Company. In 1947, after Johnson's death, it was sold to the Lutheran Home of New Jersey. The house is a two and one-half story stone building featuring Queen Anne architecture and a polygonal corner turret. It is located on a 10-acre (4.0 ha) landscaped lot. National Register of Historic Places listings in Burlington County, New Jersey Historical Society of Moorestown. "Lutheran Home". Historical Marker Database.

Location

255 E. Main St.
Moorestown, Burlington County, New Jersey
39.96952, -74.93516

Categories

COMMERCEARTENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Moorestown Historic District
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Nearby Battles

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Breidenhart was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1977.

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Breidenhart is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Breidenhart is recorded as the industrial era.

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