Historic Sites Inventory No. 1430-41

LONG HILL TOWNSHIP HISTORIC SITES SURVEY
INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURE SURVEY

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HISTORIC NAME:

Runyon Farmstead

COMMON NAME:

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LOCATION:

362 South Northfield Road

BLOCK/LOT:

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VILLAGE:

Millington

USGS QUAD:

Millington

OWNER:

UTM REFS:

Zone/Northing/Easting

DESCRIPTION

CONSTRUCTION DATE:

1771

SOURCE OF DATE:

Inscribed in chimney foundation stone

ARCHITECT:

.

BUILDER:

STYLE:

East Jersey Cottage

FORM / PLAN TYPE:

NUMBER OF STORIES:

1 1/2

FOUNDATION:

Rough-cut brownstone

EXTERIOR WALL FABRIC:

Clapboard

FENESTRATION:

9/6 sash

ROOF:

Gable roof with shingles and copper flashing

CHIMNEY(S):

One end brick chimney (rebuilt) and one interior

ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:

Molded cornice and gable and returns. Early paneled shsutters on first floor. Enclosed porch added to facade.

PHOTO(S)

(B3:1430-41 1986)

SITING, BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION, AND RELATED STRUCTURES

Jerkin-headed carriage house with vertical siding and original sliding doors. Three other ramshackle frame outbuildings (appear to be 19th century). Entrance down a long tree-lined driveway.

SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT

URBAN

SUBURBAN

SCATTERED BUILDING

OPEN SPACE
X
WOODLAND

RESIDENTIAL

AGRICULTURAL

VILLAGE

INDUSTRIAL

DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL

HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL

OTHER

SIGNIFICANCE & HISTORICAL INFORMATION

The Runyon family has a long and prominent history in Long Hill Township. Runyons occupied this farm throughout the 19th century. The house is particularly notable for its date-stone, and survival of much original fabric.

ORIGINAL USE:

Residence

PRESENT USE:

Residence

PHYSICAL CONDITION OF STRUCTURES:
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EXCELLENT
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GOOD
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FAIR
X
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:

REFERENCES:

RECORDED BY:

Janet W. Foster

DATE:

March-July 1986

ORGANIZATION:

Acroterion

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UPDATED ENTRY BY:

L. Fast / Eileen Stovall

DATE:

June 1999

ORGANIZATION:

Long Hill Township Historic Preservation Advisory Committee

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