National Register of Historic Places

Otto, Bodo, House

Mickleton, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Listed
December 12, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76001154

About this property

The Bodo Otto House, also known as the Joseph Young House, is a historic house located at the corner of County Route 551 (Kings Highway) and Quaker Road in the Mickleton section of East Greenwich Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1725 and documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976, for its significance in military history. The house is a three story stone building featuring Georgian architecture. The house once had nine bedrooms with eight fireplaces. The land was first deeded in 1688 as the Neat Farmer’s Plantation. Joseph Young had the home built in 1725 which was described as a two story stone home with a loft. Bodo Otto Jr. (1748–1782) purchased the home in a sheriff sale, son of Bodo Otto, on August 1, 1772. The house was burned in 1778, during the American Revolutionary War. His wife, Catherine Schweighausen, sold the property to Samuel Tonkin in 1796, who added a significant addition which is how the house stands today. National Register of Historic Places listings in Gloucester County, New Jersey Media related to Otto-Tonkin House (Mickleton, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-46, "Otto–Tonkin House, Kings Highway, Mickleton, Gloucester County, NJ", 2 photos, 8 measured drawings, 5 data pages

Location

Mickleton, Gloucester County, New Jersey
39.78914, -75.24103

Categories

MILITARY
Sources

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

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When was Otto, Bodo, House listed on the National Register?

Otto, Bodo, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976.

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