National Register of Historic Places

VanDerventer-Brunson House

North Plainfield Borough, Somerset County, New Jersey
Listed
October 26, 2004
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
04001191

About this property

The Vermeule Mansion, also known as the Van Deventer–Brunson House, is a historic house located at 614 Greenbrook Road in North Plainfield in Somerset County, New Jersey. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 27, 2004, for its significance in architecture from 1870 to 1911. In 1835, John Vermeule sold the farm property at this site to Jeremiah R. Van Deventer (1809–1889). This house was probably started c. 1840, with a second building phase c. 1870. Van Deventer's grandson, Augustus J. Brunson (1870–1963), inherited the property and made further renovations c. 1911. The house shows both Second Empire and Colonial Revival architectural styles. It now serves as the Vermeule Community Center for North Plainfield. Since 1985, the house has been used by The Fleetwood Museum of Art and Photographica to exhibit the camera collection of Benjamin Fleetwood and the oil paintings by his wife, Matilda Fleetwood. National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, New Jersey Media related to Vermeule Mansion at Wikimedia Commons Vermeule Mansion and Fleetwood Camera Museum on Facebook

Location

614 Greenbrook Rd.
North Plainfield Borough, Somerset County, New Jersey
40.61150, -74.45534

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Saint Mary's Catholic Church Complex
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Nearby Battles

Battle of Punk Hill
1777Revolutionary War
3.6 mi
Battle of Millstone (Drake's Farm)
1777Revolutionary War
4.8 mi
Battle of Bound Brook (New Jersey)
1777Revolutionary War
5.1 mi

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When was VanDerventer-Brunson House listed on the National Register?

VanDerventer-Brunson House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 26, 2004.

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VanDerventer-Brunson House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for VanDerventer-Brunson House is recorded as the industrial era.

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