George Jr. and Sarah Morgan House explained

George Jr. and Sarah Morgan House
Location:208 Egg Harbor Road, Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, U.S.
Coordinates:39.7772°N -75.0942°W
Architecture:Georgian
Added:April 8, 2019
Refnum:100003593[1]
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:February 19, 2019
Designated Other1 Number:1418[2]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

The George Jr. and Sarah Morgan House, also known as the Olde Stone House, is a historic Georgian style house located at 208 Egg Harbor Road in Washington Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. Built, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 2019, for its significance in architecture.[3]

History and description

The two-story vernacular Georgian style house features a coursed ashlar façade using local ironstone. According to the nomination form, the house was earlier thought to have been built by George Morgan Sr. . Recent research indicates that it was built by his son, George Morgan Jr., sometime between and 1775, noted as by the nomination.[3]

Museum and historic village

In September 1980, Washington Township acquired the Olde Stone House and from the FPA corporation. In December, fire caused serious damage to the house. The Washington Township Historical Society restored it by 1986. The house is now a historic house museum operated by the Washington Township Historic Preservation Commission. Four other historic buildings from the township have been moved here to form the Olde Stone House Historic Village.[3] They are the Turnersville Post Office (1864), the Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church (1869), the Charles Quay Farmhouse (1825), and the Blackwood Railroad Station (1891).[4] [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weekly List 20190412 . . April 12, 2019.
  2. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Gloucester County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 5 . December 20, 2022 .
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: George Jr. and Sarah Morgan House (Draft) . National Park Service. Joan . Berkey . June 2018 . With accompanying 19 photos.
  4. Web site: Olde Stone House Historic Village . Washington Township Historic Preservation Commission.
  5. Web site: George Morgan Jr. Stone House . New Jersey Historic Trust.