National Register of Historic Places

Shoemaker-Houck Farm

Wallpack Center, Sussex County, New Jersey
Listed
July 22, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79000234

About this property

The Shoemaker–Houck Farm is a historic 3.2-acre (1.3 ha) farmstead located on Haney's Mill-Wallpack Center Road south of the Wallpack Center section of Walpack Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 1979, for its significance in architecture and includes a farmhouse and barn. The farmstead is now part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The property was once part of a large tract owned by John Cleves Symmes, a soldier and politician during the American Revolutionary War. Daniel Shoemaker purchased the property from Symmes daughter Mary and husband Peyton Short. The oldest part of the house is a one and one-half story stone wing built c. 1815. The two-story main part was built of coursed stone c. 1822. It was renovated during the 1940s and 1950s. The listing also includes the farm properties: gabled barn, tiled silo, workshop, ice house, and milk house. National Register of Historic Places listings in Sussex County, New Jersey

Location

Wallpack Center, Sussex County, New Jersey
41.14322, -74.88165

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Wallpack Center Historic District
Listed
1 mi
Gunn, Cornelius, House
Industrial
1.2 mi
Layton, Richard, House
Industrial
1.2 mi
Snable, Andrew, House
Industrial
1.9 mi
Old Mine Road Historic District
Industrial
2.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Minisink (New York)
1779Revolutionary War
10.9 mi
Minisink Raid – New Jersey 1779
1779Revolutionary War
13 mi

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When was Shoemaker-Houck Farm listed on the National Register?

Shoemaker-Houck Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Shoemaker-Houck Farm?

Shoemaker-Houck Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Shoemaker-Houck Farm is recorded as the industrial era.

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