602 W. Front St., Plainfield, New Jersey. County/parish: Union.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 19, 1973. NRIS 73001135.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The Drake House Museum is located at 602 West Front Street in the city of Plainfield in Union County, New Jersey. The house was built in 1746 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1973, for its significance in architecture. It now operated as the Drake House Museum and is the headquarters of the Historical Society of Plainfield, though the building is owned by the City of Plainfield. The most famous piece in the Society's collection is the painting, "The Death of General Sedgwick" by Julian Scott.
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