Bodo Otto House Explained

Bodo Otto House
Location:CR 551 and Quaker Road, Mickleton, New Jersey
Coordinates:39.7889°N -75.2414°W
Architecture:Georgian
Refnum:76001154
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Number:1376[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

The Bodo Otto House, also known as the Otto–Tonkin House, is a historic house located at the corner of County Route 551 (Kings Highway) and Quaker Road in the Mickleton section of East Greenwich Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1766 and documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976, for its significance in military history.[3]

History and description

The house is a two and one-half story stone building featuring Georgian architecture. The land was purchased by William Scull on June 25, 1766. He sold it to Bodo Otto Jr. (1748–1782), son of Bodo Otto, on August 1, 1772. The house was burned in 1778, during the American Revolutionary War. His wife, Catherine Schweighausen, sold the property to Samuel Tonkin in 1796, who rebuilt the house interior.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Gloucester County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 1 . March 30, 2023 .
  2. Web site: Otto–Tonkin House . 1936 . Historic American Buildings Survey.
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=76001154}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bodo Otto House ]. National Park Service. Kathleen J. . Diller . March 1973 . With