National Register of Historic Places

Lawson, James and Mary, House

Woodstown Borough, Salem County, New Jersey
Listed
February 16, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
01000042

About this property

The James and Mary Lawson House is located at 209 North Main Street in Woodstown of Salem County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1869 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 2001, for its significance in architecture. James Dennis Lawson, a local farmer and merchant, built the house in 1869. His wife, Mary Davis Pancoast, was from a wealthy Quaker family. The three-story frame house is built with Italianate style, a cubical Italian villa. Additions to the house were built after 1909 and 1942. National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem County, New Jersey

Location

209 N. Main St.
Woodstown Borough, Salem County, New Jersey
39.65576, -75.32718

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Battles

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When was Lawson, James and Mary, House listed on the National Register?

Lawson, James and Mary, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Lawson, James and Mary, House?

Lawson, James and Mary, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Lawson, James and Mary, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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