Historic Sites Inventory No. 1430-01

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LONG HILL TOWNSHIP HISTORIC SITES SURVEY
INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURE SURVEY

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HISTORIC NAME:

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COMMON NAME:

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LOCATION:

508 White Bridge Road

BLOCK/LOT:

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VILLAGE:

Meyersville

USGS QUAD:

Chatham

OWNER:

US Fish & Wildlife Service (2002)

UTM REFS:

Zone/Northing/Easting

DESCRIPTION

CONSTRUCTION DATE:

19th Century

SOURCE OF DATE:

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ARCHITECT:

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BUILDER:

STYLE:

Vernacular

FORM / PLAN TYPE:

L plan

NUMBER OF STORIES:

2 1/2

FOUNDATION:

Brick

EXTERIOR WALL FABRIC:

Clapboard and decorative shingles

FENESTRATION:

2/2 sash and two decorative Queen Anne stair windows with colored glass frame.

ROOF:

Gambrel

CHIMNEY(S):

One end brick

ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:

Gambrel-roofed, gable-end facade, porch across facade and sides with turned columns, brackets, and jigsawn balustrade.

Early house may be gambrel-roofed section with extensive late Victorian additions.

PHOTO(S)

(B3:25, 1986) DEMOLISHED 2002

Awaiting demolition by the US Fish & Wildlife Service/Great Swamp owners
June 2002

(2002)

SITING, BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION, AND RELATED STRUCTURES

The frame barn to the east altered for use as garage.

Frame contemporary builder's house, 1 1/2 story, shingle siding also on property.

SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT

URBAN

SUBURBAN

SCATTERED BUILDING

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OPEN SPACE
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WOODLAND

RESIDENTIAL

AGRICULTURAL

VILLAGE

INDUSTRIAL

DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL

HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL

OTHER

Adjacent to the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. White Bridge Road now ends at this house, preventing vehicle access through the swamp at this location.

SIGNIFICANCE & HISTORICAL INFORMATION

The Kutcher family had a house on this site in the 19th century according to maps of the area. It seems likely that a vernacular Federal style house (of which, locally, the gambrel roof is a hallmark) was the original, extensively remodeled in the late 19th century with Queen Anne style details. A fire in the house in 1948 caused a great deal of the interior to be rebuilt.

The US Fish & Wildlife Service has taken ownership of the site and as of 2002 intends to demolish the building since they have no use for it.

ORIGINAL USE:

Residence

PRESENT USE:

None

PHYSICAL CONDITION OF STRUCTURES:
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EXCELLENT
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GOOD
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FAIR
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POOR

REGISTER ELIGIBILITY:
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YES
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POSSIBLE
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NO
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PART OF DISTRICT

THREATS TO SITE:
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ROADS
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DEVELOPMENT
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ZONING
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DETERIORATION

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NO THREAT
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OTHER
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COMMENTS:

Interior investigation could clarify the sequence of construction and identify the earliest building on the site.

REFERENCES:

RECORDED BY:

Janet W. Foster

DATE:

March-July 1986

ORGANIZATION:

Acroterion

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UPDATED ENTRY BY:

L. Fast / W. O. Watts

DATE:

June 2002

ORGANIZATION:

Long Hill Township Historic Preservation Advisory Committee

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