Isaac Watson House Explained

Isaac Watson House
Coordinates:40.1906°N -74.7272°W
Added:January 21, 1974
Restored:1964
Refnum:74001173
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:January 14, 1972
Designated Other1 Number:1672[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

The Isaac Watson House is the headquarters of the New Jersey State Society of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). It is located just outside the state capital of Trenton in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. It is situated on a bluff overlooking Watson's Creek and the Abbott Farm National Historic Landmark in John A. Roebling Park, a 257-acre nature preserve.[2]

Built by Isaac Watson in 1708, the stone house is recognized as the oldest house in Mercer County. Originally 800 acres,[3] the grounds at one time ran from the bluff to the Delaware River.[4]

The building was restored by the DAR as part of the New Jersey Tercentenary Celebration in 1964 and listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places in 1972[1] and the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1974.[5]

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  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Mercer County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 4 . December 28, 2020 .
  2. Web site: Mercer County, NJ | John A. Roebling Park . July 19, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110326030036/http://www.nj.gov/counties/mercer/commissions/park/roebling_park.html . March 26, 2011 .
  3. Web site: Hamilton Township, New Jersey - Hamilton's History . July 19, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110815225159/http://www.hamiltonnj.com/content/889/891/default.aspx . August 15, 2011 .
  4. Web site: NJDAR State Headquarters - Watson House . Njdar.org .
  5. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=74001173}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Isaac Watson House ]. National Park Service. Constance . Greiff . Channing . Blake . September 8, 1971 . With