National Register of Historic Places

Ware, Joseph, House

Hancock's Bridge, Salem County, New Jersey
Listed
January 26, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
89002418

About this property

The Joseph Ware House, also known as the Joshua Thompson House and the Ware–Shourds House, is a historic house located at 134 Poplar Street in the Hancock's Bridge section of Lower Alloways Creek Township in Salem County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 26, 1990, for its significance in architecture, exploration/settlement, literature, military history, and politics/government. In 1711, Joseph Ware Jr. (1684–1754) inherited the land and property from his father. According to local historian Thomas Shourds (1805–1891), he built a house here c. 1730. His second son, Solomon Ware, inherited the house in 1754 and built a one-story brick addition in 1758. His daughter Sarah Ware inherited it in 1765. She married Joshua Thompson in 1773. On March 21, 1778, Judge William Hancock Jr. was mortally wounded at nearby Hancock House and later died here. The judge married Sarah Thompson, Joshua's sister. Next, Joshua's oldest son, Joseph Thompson bought the house from him. Joseph's daughter Sarah Thompson inherited the property and later married Shourds in 1828. National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem County, New Jersey

Location

134 Poplar St.
Hancock's Bridge, Salem County, New Jersey
39.50608, -75.48560

Categories

MILITARYLITERATUREEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Ware, Joseph, House listed on the National Register?

Ware, Joseph, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 26, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Ware, Joseph, House?

Ware, Joseph, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Ware, Joseph, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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