National Register of Historic Places

Wills, Jacob, House

Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey
Listed
November 1, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
89002296

About this property

The Jacob Wills House is an eighteenth-century Flemish "checkerboard" brick farmhouse, located on Brick Road, west of Evans Road, near the Marlton section of Evesham Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1789 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 1, 1990, for its significance in architecture. It was listed as part of the Historic Resources of Evesham Township, New Jersey, Multiple Property Submission (MPS). Jacob Wills was a descendant of Dr. Daniel Wills, a Quaker, who had purchased the land in 1676 from William Penn. The brickwork in the gable of the house has the initial I, M, and W for Jacob and Mary Wills, and the date 1789.

Location

Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey
39.87954, -74.90021

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Battles

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When was Wills, Jacob, House listed on the National Register?

Wills, Jacob, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 1, 1990.

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Wills, Jacob, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Wills, Jacob, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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