Joseph Shinn House
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Joseph Shinn House | |
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| Location | 68 North Main Street, Woodstown, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 39°39′14″N 75°19′46″W / 39.65389°N 75.32944°WCoordinates: 39°39′14″N 75°19′46″W / 39.65389°N 75.32944°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1742 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 79001518[1] |
| NJRHP # | 2454[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | March 7, 1979 |
| Designated NJRHP | August 2, 1978 |
Joseph Shinn House is located in Woodstown, Salem County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1742 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1979.
Joseph Shinn was a member the fifth session (June-August 1776) of the Provincial Congress of New Jersey which ordered the arrest of the colony's last royal governor William Franklin, approved the Declaration of Independence and wrote New Jersey's first state constitution (1776).
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References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Salem County". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 3. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
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