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NAME: Runyon
House COMMON
NAME: . LOCATION: 57 Plainfield Road BLOCK/LOT: . VILLAGE: Gillette USGS
QUAD: Chatham OWNER: UTM
REFS: Zone/Northing/Easting
CONSTRUCTION
DATE: 18th century SOURCE OF
DATE: Visual, local
historians ARCHITECT: . BUILDER: STYLE: East Jersey
Cottage FORM / PLAN
TYPE: Symmetrical five-bay facade,
center entry NUMBER OF
STORIES: 1 1/2 FOUNDATION: EXTERIOR WALL
FABRIC: Wooden shingles FENESTRATION: 2/2, 6/6 sash ROOF: CHIMNEY(S): Two interior brick
chimneys ADDITIONAL
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Eyebrow windows and three
pedimented dormers on facade, paneled front door
with side lights and transom.
House faces south (toward Passaic River). Gable end is on a rise at a shoulder in the road. Back of property faces west exposure of Valley Mall. North end of property is bounded by entrance to Valley Mall. SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT
SIGNIFICANCE & HISTORICAL INFORMATION The house is identified on the 1868 Atlas of Morris County as the property of J. S. Runyon. The building is a classic example of the local vernacular building tradition of the 18th century.
PHYSICAL
CONDITION OF STRUCTURES: EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR REGISTER
ELIGIBILITY: YES POSSIBLE NO PART OF DISTRICT THREATS TO
SITE: ROADS DEVELOPMENT ZONING DETERIORATION X NO THREAT OTHER .. .. COMMENTS: Proximity to the road and
long-deferred maintenance combine to threaten the
long-term survival of this building on its site.
However, the absence of over-enthusiastic
renovations has left much of the original fabric
intact, REFERENCES: RECORDED
BY: Janet W. Foster DATE: March-July 1986 ORGANIZATION: Acroterion . . UPDATED ENTRY
BY: L. Fast DATE: March 2002 ORGANIZATION: Long Hill Township Historic
Preservation Advisory Committee . .
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