Tomlinson, Ephraim and Sarah, House
National Register of Historic Places

Tomlinson, Ephraim and Sarah, House

Stratford, Camden County, New Jersey
Listed
April 8, 2019
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
100003592

About this property

The Ephraim and Sarah Tomlinson House was located at 710 West Laurel Road in the borough of Stratford in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The historic Greek Revival house was built in 1844. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 2019, for its significance in architecture. It was demolished in 2022. The three story brick house was built in 1844 for Ephraim and Sarah Tomlinson, Quakers who founded a small industrial village, Laurel Mills, the start of Stratford and Laurel Springs. In the 1920s, the house was a maternity hospital. In 1935, it was the Francis Military Academy, later known as the Stratford Military Academy. The Stratford Classical Christian Academy purchased the mansion in 2007, but it closed in 2015. National Register of Historic Places listings in Camden County, New Jersey

Location

710 W. Laurel Rd.
Stratford, Camden County, New Jersey
39.81985, -75.01506

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Tomlinson, Ephraim and Sarah, House listed on the National Register?

Tomlinson, Ephraim and Sarah, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 2019.

What type of historic resource is Tomlinson, Ephraim and Sarah, House?

Tomlinson, Ephraim and Sarah, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Tomlinson, Ephraim and Sarah, House is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1844.

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