LONG HILL TOWNSHIP HISTORIC SITES SURVEY INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURE SURVEY < PREVIOUS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY #1430-27 NEXT >   HISTORIC NAME: R. Cornish House COMMON NAME: . LOCATION: 738 Valley Road BLOCK/LOT: 61 / 46 VILLAGE: Gillette USGS QUAD: Chatham OWNER: UTM REFS: Zone/Northing/Easting DESCRIPTION CONSTRUCTION DATE: 1811 SOURCE OF DATE: . ARCHITECT: . BUILDER: STYLE: East Jersey Cottage FORM / PLAN TYPE: Four bay facade NUMBER OF STORIES: 1 1/2 FOUNDATION: Fieldstone EXTERIOR WALL FABRIC: clapboard FENESTRATION: 6/6 sash; shed dormer on facade with 4 light casement windows ROOF: Gable roof with altered end CHIMNEY(S): brick ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Porch across facade extends original roof line; shed additions to west side and rear. Very fine six paneled door, probably original. PHOTO(S)   (1998) (B4:9, 1986) SITING, BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION, AND RELATED STRUCTURES Situated on small hill slope. When Valley Road was widened in 1968, the fieldstone wall was constructed. This saved the catalpa tree and keeps the house, which used to have a front walk to the street, from sliding onto the roadway. 20th century frame 3 car garage at rear.   SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT URBAN SUBURBAN SCATTERED BUILDING OPEN SPACE WOODLAND X RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL VILLAGE INDUSTRIAL DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL OTHER Residential on north side of Valley Road. Condos and school on south side. The traffic has increased greatly in the last 10 years. Was part of an orchard that went south to the Passaic River.   SIGNIFICANCE & HISTORICAL INFORMATION Occupied in the 19th century by members of the Cornish family, early and prolific settlers of Passaic Township. ORIGINAL USE: Farm Residence PRESENT USE: Residence PHYSICAL CONDITION OF STRUCTURES: . EXCELLENT X GOOD . FAIR . POOR REGISTER ELIGIBILITY: X YES . POSSIBLE NO c PART OF DISTRICT THREATS TO SITE: . ROADS . DEVELOPMENT . ZONING DETERIORATION X NO THREAT . OTHER . .. . .. COMMENTS: Fred and Claire Monroe have owned this property since 1982. Alterations in the 1960s include fireplace in the living room, moving upstairs bath and kitchen. Plans were left in house. REFERENCES: RECORDED BY: Janet W. Foster DATE: March-July 1986 ORGANIZATION: Acroterion . . UPDATED ENTRY BY: Claire Monroe 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 #1430-27 NEXT >