LONG HILL TOWNSHIP HISTORIC SITES SURVEY INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURE SURVEY < PREVIOUS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY #1430-67 NEXT >   HISTORIC NAME: A. Cooper House COMMON NAME: . LOCATION: 1500 Long Hill Road BLOCK/LOT: . VILLAGE: Millington USGS QUAD: Bernardsville OWNER: UTM REFS: DESCRIPTION CONSTRUCTION DATE: ca. 1800 SOURCE OF DATE: visual ARCHITECT: . BUILDER: STYLE: Federal FORM / PLAN TYPE: Five bay center hall NUMBER OF STORIES: 2 1/2 FOUNDATION: Brick EXTERIOR WALL FABRIC: Wooden shingles FENESTRATION: 12/12 and 8/8 sash ROOF: Gable CHIMNEY(S): Interior brick chimneys ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Outstanding center front door with fan light inside dentil pediment. Patterned cornice in Adamesque design. Two-story kitchen wing with front porch on Greek Revival style piers. PHOTO(S) (2002) rear view (2002) SITING, BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION, AND RELATED STRUCTURES Large corner lot with several enormous specimen trees. House faces south on the crest of Long Hill. Ruinous formal garden behind house.   SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT URBAN SUBURBAN X SCATTERED BUILDING X OPEN SPACE WOODLAND X RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL VILLAGE INDUSTRIAL DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL OTHER   SIGNIFICANCE & HISTORICAL INFORMATION The house was the property of A. Cooper through the 19th century, according to maps of the area. Architecturally, it is the most formal and imposing of Passaic Township's surviving 18th century buildings. The cornice and front door enframement are exceptional designs. ORIGINAL USE: Residence PRESENT USE: Residence PHYSICAL CONDITION OF STRUCTURES: . EXCELLENT .X GOOD . FAIR . POOR REGISTER ELIGIBILITY: . YES .X POSSIBLE NO c PART OF DISTRICT THREATS TO SITE: . ROADS . DEVELOPMENT . ZONING . DETERIORATION X .X NO THREAT . OTHER . .. . .. COMMENTS: The exterior integrity is good, although the interior has been extensively remodeled in the early 20th century. REFERENCES: RECORDED BY: Janet W. Foster DATE: March-July 1986 ORGANIZATION: Acroterion . . UPDATED ENTRY BY: L. Fast / Claire Monroe DATE: April 2002 ORGANIZATION: Long Hill Township Historic Preservation Advisory Committee . . RETURN TO: INTRODUCTION RETURN TO: STREET & SITES INDEX RETURN TO: FILE NUMBER INDEX RETURN TO: MAP INDEX RETURN TO: BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER INDEX . . . . . < PREVIOUS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY #1430-67 NEXT >