National Register of Historic Places

Corson, John, Jr., House Site

Upper Township, Cape May County, New Jersey
Listed
February 12, 2015
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
06000686

About this property

The John Corson Jr. House is located at 1542 Shore Road (U.S. Route 9) in Upper Township of Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The oldest part of the house was built around 1710. It was listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places in 2006. A 300-acre (120 ha) plot was purchased here, then in the Province of West Jersey, by John Corson Sr. in 1695. The property was divided between his three sons, Andrew, Jacob, and John Corson Jr., who probably built the house around 1710. After his death in 1739, his son David Corson inherited it. In 1811, he divided the property among his ten children.

Location

1542 S. Shore Rd.
Upper Township, Cape May County, New Jersey
39.22879, -74.68664

Categories

ARCHITECTUREHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL
Sources

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

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When was Corson, John, Jr., House Site listed on the National Register?

Corson, John, Jr., House Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 2015.

What type of historic resource is Corson, John, Jr., House Site?

Corson, John, Jr., House Site is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Corson, John, Jr., House Site is recorded as the industrial era.

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