National Register of Historic Places

Mecum, William and Margaret, House

Pennsville Township, Salem County, New Jersey
Listed
March 5, 2018
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
100002172

About this property

The William and Margaret Mecum House is located at 168 Lighthouse Road in Pennsville Township of Salem County, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1737, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 2018, for its significance in architecture. The house is part of the Traditional Patterned Brickwork Buildings in New Jersey Multiple Property Submission (MPS). William Mecum had the original section of the house built in 1737. It was expanded c. 1770 by his son and has the initials WM and the date 1737 in the gable brickwork. The two-story house uses Flemish bond brickwork and features Georgian architecture. The farm was reduced in size in the early 1970s when the United States Fish and Wildlife Service bought 250 acres (100 ha) for the Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem County, New Jersey Media related to William & Margaret Mecum House at Wikimedia Commons

Location

168 Lighthouse Rd.
Pennsville Township, Salem County, New Jersey

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Mecum, William and Margaret, House listed on the National Register?

Mecum, William and Margaret, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 2018.

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Mecum, William and Margaret, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Mecum, William and Margaret, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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