LONG HILL TOWNSHIP HISTORIC SITES SURVEY INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURE SURVEY < PREVIOUS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY #1430-26 NEXT >   HISTORIC NAME: . COMMON NAME: . LOCATION: 716 Valley Road (corner Lackawanna Blvd.) BLOCK/LOT: . VILLAGE: Gillette USGS QUAD: Chatham OWNER: UTM REFS: Zone/Northing/Easting DESCRIPTION CONSTRUCTION DATE: about 1880, after 1887 SOURCE OF DATE: Construction style, maps ARCHITECT: . BUILDER: STYLE: Queen Anne Victorian FORM / PLAN TYPE: Square NUMBER OF STORIES: 3 + basement FOUNDATION: Fieldstone EXTERIOR WALL FABRIC: Shiplap siding and decorative shingles in gables FENESTRATION: variable panes ROOF: . CHIMNEY(S): one-center ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Front: half-timbered gable ornament over projecting stained glass bay window, third story with barge board and center porch below. Porch has two Jeffersonian style windows and faceted lead door. Hip roofed porch with simple supports. East Side: two story bay windows with stick work, and large board and gable roof. PHOTO(S)   (1998) (B4:10, 1986) SITING, BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION, AND RELATED STRUCTURES Large corner lot, house set well back from both roads. Naturalized wooded areas with gazebo, and period flowers and shrubs. Stone wall edging driveway. Fruit and vegetable gardens in west and back yards   SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT URBAN X SUBURBAN SCATTERED BUILDING OPEN SPACE WOODLAND X RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL VILLAGE INDUSTRIAL DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL OTHER   SIGNIFICANCE & HISTORICAL INFORMATION Formerly used as library for townspeople. Exterior and interior details, especially woodwork makes for a well maintained and detailed example of the Dutch Victorian Queen Anne style popular in the last 1800's. Chimney design in wish bone shape, especially interesting interior detail. ORIGINAL USE: Farm Residence PRESENT USE: Residence PHYSICAL CONDITION OF STRUCTURES: . EXCELLENT X GOOD . FAIR . POOR REGISTER ELIGIBILITY: YES . POSSIBLE X NO c PART OF DISTRICT THREATS TO SITE: . ROADS . DEVELOPMENT . ZONING DETERIORATION X X NO THREAT . OTHER . .. . .. COMMENTS: The color scheme and landscaping has been executed with care to match paint colors and plants that might have been used during the Victorian era. REFERENCES: RECORDED BY: Janet W. Foster DATE: March-July 1986 ORGANIZATION: Acroterion . . UPDATED ENTRY BY: Cynthia Heller DATE: August 13, 1998 ORGANIZATION: Long Hill Township Historic Preservation Advisory Committee . . RETURN TO: INTRODUCTION RETURN TO: STREET & SITES INDEX RETURN TO: FILE NUMBER INDEX RETURN TO: MAP INDEX RETURN TO: BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER INDEX . . . . . < PREVIOUS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY #1430-26 NEXT >