| Peter Kemble House | |
| Nrhp Type2: | indcp |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Partof: | Tempe Wick Road–Washington Corners Historic District |
| Partof Refnum: | 00000959 |
| Designated Nrhp Type2: | August 25, 2000 |
| Coordinates: | 40.7583°N -74.5242°W |
| Added: | August 26, 1980 |
| Architecture: | Georgian |
| Refnum: | 80002510 |
| 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 29, 1973 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 2125[1] |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
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The Peter Kemble House is a historic house built around 1750 and located on Mount Kemble Avenue (U.S. Route 202) at Old Camp Road in Harding Township, New Jersey. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1937.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 26, 1980 for its significance in commerce, military history, and government.[3] The Georgian style house was added as a contributing property of the Tempe Wick Road–Washington Corners Historic District on August 25, 2000.[4]
The two and one-half story house was built around 1750 by Peter Kemble (1704–1789), who had moved here from New Brunswick after purchasing . In 1840, his son Richard Kemble sold the property to Harry S. Hoyt, who moved the house to its new location slightly closer to Morristown. In 1885, he sold it to David Hunter McAlpin (1816–1901). His son Charles William McAlpin (1866–1942) lived here next and donated over for the creation of Jockey Hollow.[2] [3]
August 27–28, 1781, the First Brigade of the French Army marched past this house under command of General Comte de Rochambeau, along the route to Yorktown, Virginia.[5]