National Register of Historic Places

Stout, Joseph, House

Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey
Listed
October 29, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
74001169

About this property

The Joseph Stout House, also known as the Hunt House and the Weart–Hunt House, is a historic stone house built in 1752 and located on Province Line Road in the Stoutsburg section of Hopewell Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1937. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1974, for its significance in military and religion history. The fieldstone house was built in 1752 by Joseph Stout, one of the founders of the First Baptist Church of Hopewell. It is located on a hillside, the north elevation is two stories high and the south is three. During the American Revolutionary War, John Price Hunt lived here. On June 24, 1778, General George Washington held a council of war here in preparation for the Battle of Monmouth. In 1789, Wilson Stout sold the property to Jacob Weart. In 1853, Spencer Weart may have made extensive changes to the house. It remained in the Weart family until 1928. Currently it is owned by Robert Wilson, who planted the Pheasant Hill Vineyard above and below the house. Pheasant Hill is tended to by Unionville Vineyards, of which Wilson is also owner. National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey List of Washington's Headquarters during the Revolutionary War Media related to Weart-Hunt House at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-289, "Weart–Hunt House, Stoutsburg-Amwell Road, Hopewell, Mercer County, NJ", 7 photos, 19 measured drawings, 3 data pages, supplemental material

Location

Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey
40.40999, -74.74444

Categories

MILITARY
Sources

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

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Stout, Joseph, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1974.

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