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NAME: Williams Farm / Williams Corner COMMON
NAME: . LOCATION: 892 Long Hill Road BLOCK/LOT: . VILLAGE: Meyersville/Gillette USGS
QUAD: Chatham OWNER: UTM
REFS:
CONSTRUCTION
DATE: 1840-1912 SOURCE OF
DATE: owner ARCHITECT: . BUILDER: STYLE: Vernacular
Victorian FORM / PLAN
TYPE: Three bay side
hall. NUMBER OF
STORIES: 21/2 FOUNDATION: Cement EXTERIOR WALL
FABRIC: Clapboard FENESTRATION: Multiple sash and
casements ROOF: Gable roof with cross
gables CHIMNEY(S): ADDITIONAL
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Combination of Italianate and
Gothic detailing, extended eaves with brackets
beneath, pointed arch gable windows, bargeboard.
Early 20th century alterations include rounded
pediment over main entry and diamond-pane upper
sash on first floor.
House faces south with view of Watchung hills on corner lot. A shiplap sided 20th century garage stands at rear. All original outbuildings removed.
SIGNIFICANCE & HISTORICAL INFORMATION The house and its lot are the only remains of a large farm purchased by John Williams in the late 18th century. John's son, Elias, born in 1807, lived on the farm all his life, and presumably it was he who had this house constructed.
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: The house is notable not only
for its well-preserved 19th century detailing, such
as the bargeboard, but for the siting and views
which enhance its historic qualities. 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 . .
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