Historic Sites Inventory No. 1430-42

LONG HILL TOWNSHIP HISTORIC SITES SURVEY
INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURE SURVEY

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ALTERNATE ENTRY OF #1430-38

HISTORIC NAME:

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COMMON NAME:

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LOCATION:

1803 Valley Road

BLOCK/LOT:

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VILLAGE:

Millington

USGS QUAD:

Bernardsville

OWNER:

UTM REFS:

Zone/Northing/Easting

DESCRIPTION

CONSTRUCTION DATE:

1900

SOURCE OF DATE:

Owner

ARCHITECT:

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BUILDER:

STYLE:

Colonial Revival Vernacular

FORM / PLAN TYPE:

Square

NUMBER OF STORIES:

2 1/2

FOUNDATION:

Brick

EXTERIOR WALL FABRIC:

Synthetic Siding

FENESTRATION:

1/1 sash

ROOF:

Hip roof and pedimented dormers

CHIMNEY(S):

ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:

Wraparound porch, supports replaced with wrought iron. Front door flanked by side lights and applied pilasters. Palladian window in facade dormer.

PHOTO(S)

(B3:1430-42, 1986)

SITING, BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION, AND RELATED STRUCTURES

Large corner lot, vintage pergola with mature wisteria covering trellis roof. Frame garage with shiplap siding.

SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT

URBAN

SUBURBAN

SCATTERED BUILDING

OPEN SPACE

WOODLAND
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RESIDENTIAL

AGRICULTURAL

VILLAGE

INDUSTRIAL

DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL

HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL

OTHER

SIGNIFICANCE & HISTORICAL INFORMATION

The house was constructed in 1900 as a wedding gift for the daughter of the Runyon family who owned the adjacent farm (site #1430-41).

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
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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

X
..X
NO THREAT
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OTHER
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COMMENTS:

Integrity fair due to siding and replacement of porch members, but the architecture is unusually high-style for rural Long Hill Township of 1900.

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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