Van Cleve, Col. John, Homestead

NW of Pennington on Poor Farm Rd., Pennington, New Jersey. County/parish: Mercer.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 16, 1983. NRIS 83001605.

3 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Hopewell Township Poor Farm

From Wikipedia:

Colonel John Van Cleve Homestead

The Colonel John Van Cleve Homestead, also known as the Hopewell Township Poor Farm, features a historic stone house built in 1843 and located at 44–46 Poor Farm Road, northwest of Pennington, in Hopewell Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The 4.7-acre (1.9 ha) property was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1983, for its significance in architecture and social history.

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