Thatcher House (Kingwood Township, New Jersey) Explained

Thatcher House
Coordinates:	40.5378°N -75.0233°W
Map Label:	Thatcher House
Added:	December 4, 2020
Refnum:	100005851^[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:	October 19, 2020
Designated Other1 Number:	5796^[2]
Designated Other1 Num Position:	bottom
Designated Other1 Color:	ffc94b

The Thatcher House is a historic patterned brick house located at 255 Ridge Road in Kingwood Township, about two miles from Frenchtown, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It is named after Jeremiah Thatcher (d. 1790), a local farmer. Built in 1765, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 2020, for its significance in architecture. It features patterned brickwork with complex diamonds.^[3] The house is part of the Traditional Patterned Brickwork Buildings in New Jersey Multiple Property Submission (MPS).^[4] It features a mix of Flemish bond and Flemish checker, with four different diamond designs.^[3]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weekly List 20201204 . . December 4, 2020.
2. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 10 . December 27, 2023 .
3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thatcher House (Draft) . National Park Service. Becky D. . Shoemaker . Robert W. . Craig . June 2020 . With accompanying 30 photos
4. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=100002171|title=}} Traditional Patterned Brickwork Buildings in New Jersey ]. . Robert W. . Craig . August 2017.