National Register of Historic Places

Linn, Alexander and James, Homestead

Far Hills, Somerset County, New Jersey
Listed
October 27, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88002057

About this property

The Alexander and James Linn Homestead is a historic 36-acre (15 ha) property located on U.S. Route 202 (Mine Brook Road), between Lake and Sunnybranch roads, in the borough of Far Hills in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. Built around 1750, the Linn House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 27, 1988, for its significance in architecture and politics/government. Alexander Linn, a Scotch-Irish farmer, built the two and one-half story frame building around 1750. He later became a judge of the county court and an elder of the Lamington Presbyterian Church. After his death in 1776, his son, James Linn, inherited the property. During the American Revolutionary War, he served in the Somerset County Militia under William Alexander, Lord Stirling. He later was elected to United States House of Representatives for the 1799–1801 term. In 1810, he moved to Trenton, New Jersey. The house was expanded with a one and one-half story wing with Federal style. National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, New Jersey

Location

Far Hills, Somerset County, New Jersey
40.69281, -74.62992

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Far Hills Station
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0.5 mi
Vanderveer, Jacobus, House
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Pluckemin Village Historic District
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Nearby Battles

Action at Bound Brook
1777Revolutionary War
10 mi

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When was Linn, Alexander and James, Homestead listed on the National Register?

Linn, Alexander and James, Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 27, 1988.

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Linn, Alexander and James, Homestead is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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