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Issac Watson House
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| Location: | 151 Wescott Avenue Hamilton, New Jersey |
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| Built: | 1708 |
| Restored: | 1964 |
| Governing body: | Daughters of the American Revolution |
| NRHP Reference#: | 7400117[1] |
| NJRHP #: | 1672[2] |
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| Added to NRHP: | January 14, 1972 |
| Designated NJRHP: | January 14, 1972 |
The Issac Watson House is the headquarters of the New Jersey State Society of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). It is located just outside the state capital of Trenton in Hamilton, situated on a bluff overlooking Watson’s Creek and the Abbott Farm National Historic Landmark[3][4] in John A. Roebling Park, a 257 acre nature preserve.[5]
Built by Isaac Watson in 1708,[6] the stone house is recognized as the oldest house in Mercer County. Originally 800 acres,[7] the grounds at one time ran from the bluff the to Delaware River[3][8]
The building was restored by the DAR as part of the New Jersey Tercentenary Celebration in 1964 and listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places in 1972[2] and National Register of Historic Places in in 1974.[2]