Benjamin Holmes House Explained

Benjamin Holme's House
Location:Fort Elfsborg-Hancock's Bridge Road, Elsinboro Township, New Jersey
Coordinates:39.5453°N -75.5128°W
Built:,
Architecture:Jersey Georgian
Added:August 31, 1978
Refnum:78001794
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:December 19, 1977
Designated Other1 Number:2431[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

Benjamin Holme's House, also known as Holmeland, is located on Fort Elfsborg-Hancock's Bridge Road in Elsinboro Township near Salem in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. The oldest part of the house was built . The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 31, 1978, for its significance in architecture, government, and military history.[2]

History and description

The original property expanded over 1,600 acres, with a ferry running to New Castle, Delaware. It now is . The original house was built, but was looted and burned by the British during the American Revolutionary War. It was later rebuilt by Colonel Benjamin Holme, adding the east section of the house . Holme had fought in the Battle of Quinton's Bridge. The two and one-half story brick house features Jersey Georgian architecture.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Salem County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 1 . September 11, 2023. listed as Holmeland (Benjamin Holme's House) .
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=78001794}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Holmeland (Benjamin Holme's House) ]. National Park Service. George A. . Chidley IV . October 1976 . With