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NAME: Thomas
House COMMON
NAME: . LOCATION: 1690 Long Hill
Road BLOCK/LOT: 133/10 VILLAGE: Millington USGS
QUAD: Bernardsville OWNER: UTM
REFS:
CONSTRUCTION
DATE: 1897 SOURCE OF
DATE: previous
owner, Gwendolyn Thomas; cornerstone of
house ARCHITECT: . BUILDER: Nicholas Thomas STYLE: Vernacular
Victorian FORM / PLAN
TYPE: "L" plan NUMBER OF
STORIES: 2 1/2 FOUNDATION: Fieldstone EXTERIOR WALL
FABRIC: Wooden shingles and
decorative singles in gables FENESTRATION: 1/1 sash ROOF: Gable roof and gable end
returns CHIMNEY(S): Center brick
chimney ADDITIONAL
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Gable end facade. Porch
across facade with turned supports.
Banked barn with vertical tongue and groove siding to rear of house. Foundations remain of at least four other structures including a second barn and what is envisioned were small storage sheds.
SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT
Nicholas Thomas was a carpenter of the late 19th century. He operated Long Hill Township's first lumberyard and millwork shop on the property. Thomas was active in the Millington Fire Company and is said to have housed horses for the fire company in his barn. Only three families have owned this home during its first 100 years. Gwendolyn Thomas, daughter of Nicholas Thomas who built the Millington Fire House and All Saints' Episcopal Church, lived here until the mid-1980's.
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: Very good architectural
integrity REFERENCES: RECORDED
BY: Janet W. Foster DATE: March-July 1986 ORGANIZATION: Acroterion . . UPDATED ENTRY
BY: Eileen G. Stovall DATE: July 1998 ORGANIZATION: Long Hill Township Historic
Preservation Advisory Committee . .
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