Historic Sites Inventory No. 1430-45

LONG HILL TOWNSHIP HISTORIC SITES SURVEY
INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURE SURVEY

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HISTORIC NAME:

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COMMON NAME:

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LOCATION:

258-260 River Road

BLOCK/LOT:

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VILLAGE:

Millington

USGS QUAD:

Bernardsville

OWNER:

UTM REFS:

Zone/Northing/Easting

DESCRIPTION

CONSTRUCTION DATE:

ca. 1880

SOURCE OF DATE:

Documentation

ARCHITECT:

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BUILDER:

STYLE:

Vernacular

FORM / PLAN TYPE:

NUMBER OF STORIES:

2

FOUNDATION:

Rubble stone and brick

EXTERIOR WALL FABRIC:

Shiplap siding

FENESTRATION:

Replacement 1/1 sash

ROOF:

Nearly flat roof; centered cross gable.

CHIMNEY(S):

Center brick chimney

ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:

Molded cornice and extended eaves. Corner entries under simple shed-roof porticoes.

PHOTO(S)

(B3:1430-45 1986)

SITING, BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION, AND RELATED STRUCTURES

Set in modest lawn, screened from road by tall trees.

SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT

URBAN
X
SUBURBAN

SCATTERED BUILDING

OPEN SPACE

WOODLAND

RESIDENTIAL

AGRICULTURAL

VILLAGE

INDUSTRIAL

DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL

HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL

OTHER

Across road from single-family post World War II housing

SIGNIFICANCE & HISTORICAL INFORMATION
See site survey #1430-44

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
.X.
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
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NO THREAT
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OTHER
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COMMENTS:

Although no doubt constructed very simply and without much detail, it seems to this observer that some detailing has been removed over the years, confusing the original appearance of the building.

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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