Shippen Manor
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Shippen Manor
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| Location: |
Belvidere Road, Oxford, New Jersey |
| Area: |
2.1 acres (0.85 ha) |
| Built: |
1755 |
| Architectural style: |
Georgian architecture |
| Governing body: |
Local |
| NRHP Reference#: |
84000517[1] |
| NJRHP #: |
2777[2] |
| Significant dates |
| Added to NRHP: |
December 20, 1984 |
| Designated NJRHP: |
November 11, 1984 |
Shippen Manor is located in Oxford, New Jersey. The manor was built in 1755 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1984.[1]
History
Shippen Manor was built in 1755 on an estate of four thousand acres for Dr. William Shippen II and his brother Joseph Shippen II. The brothers owned the nearby Oxford Furnace and would manage the furnace from this home. The manor was featured on an episode of Ghost Hunters that aired September 8, 2010.[3]
Design
The manor is built in Georgian style with local stone. The walls are two feet thick and there are three chimneys. The ground floors is divided into six rooms. The upper floor consists of two bed chambers and four garret rooms.[4]
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- Category:National Register of Historic Places
- Portal:National Register of Historic Places
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- Asbury Historic District
- Beattystown
- Belvidere Historic District
- Blairstown Historic District
- Bowerstown Historic District
- Delaware Historic District
- Finesville-Seigletown Historic District
- Hope District
- Imlaydale Historic District
- Johnsonburg Historic District
- Old Mine Road Historic District
- Oxford Industrial Historic District
- Phillipsburg Commercial Historic District
- Pleasant Valley Historic District
- Port Colden Historic District
- Port Murray Historic District
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