Shinn Curtis Log House Explained

Building Name:	Shinn Curtis Log House
Location:	Mount Holly, New Jersey
Address:	23 Washington Street
Owner:	Mount Holly Historical Society
Coordinates:	39.985°N -74.7842°W
Completion Date:	1712

The Shinn Curtis Log House lies in the heart of a historic section of Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States.^{[1] [2]} The early settler's home of hand-hewn logs originally built in 1712 was encased in a house and was uncovered in 1967 when the surrounding house was demolished. It was in the possession of the Curtis family for 147 years, since 1802, and is now owned by the Mount Holly Historical Society.^[3] The building was relocated from what had been Water Street and renamed Rancocas Road.^[4]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Burlington County, New Jersey
• List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey

References

MountHollyHistoricalSociety.org

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shinn Curtis Log House . Waymarking . 2011-06-06 .
2. Web site: Shinn Curtis Log House . Historic Marker Database . 2011-06-06 .
3. Web site: Shinn Curtis Log House. www.mountholly.com. 2011-06-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714121258/http://www.mountholly.com/community/walkingtour/index.cfm. 2011-07-14.
4. Web site: Shinn Curtis Log House . Library of Congress . 2011-06-06 .