Gen. Philemon Dickinson House
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Gen. Philemon Dickinson House "The Hermitage" | |
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| Location | 46 Colonial Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°13′36″N 74°47′1″W / 40.22667°N 74.78361°WCoordinates: 40°13′36″N 74°47′1″W / 40.22667°N 74.78361°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 74001172[1] |
| NJRHP # | 1765[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | May 17, 1974 |
| Designated NJRHP | September 18, 1973 |
Gen. Philemon Dickinson House is located in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.
It was built by the Rutherford family in the mid-18th century. General Philemon Dickinson (1739-1809) bought it in late 1776, as a rural retreat along the Delaware River, and named it "The Hermitage." He lived here with his wife Mary Cadwalader and children, Mary and Samuel.[3]
During his partial term as U.S. Senator from New Jersey (1790–93), Dickinson hosted First Lady Martha Washington as a houseguest (May 17–19, 1791).[4] President John Adams was frequently entertained during the summer of 1798, when yellow fever in Philadelphia caused the federal government to evacuate to Trenton, although he lodged at a nearby hotel. Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton were reportedly guests, along with Frenchmen General Rochambeau, Joseph Bonaparte, and Louis Philippe (later King of France).[5]
The house was extensively remodeled in the Italianate Style in the mid-19th century. In the mid-20th century, the street grid was expanded around the house (note that the building sits at an angle to Colonial Avenue). The house has been converted into apartments.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 17, 1974. Trenton Historical Society lists it as one of the top ten endangered buildings in the city.[6]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey
- Photos from Mercer County Historical Society
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Mercer County". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 1, 2011. p. 9. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ↑ W. Jay Mills, Historic Houses of New Jersey (1902)
- ↑ Tobias Lear to George Washington, May 15 & 22, 1791, The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 8, Dorothy Twohig, ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1999), pp. 189, 202, 204n.
- ↑ Mills
- ↑ Trenton Historical Society
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