The Daniel Robert House is a historic house located at 25 West End Avenue in the borough of Somerville in Somerset County, New Jersey. The house was built in 1888 for Daniel Robert (1840–1908) by the architectural firm Lambert & Bunnell based on Gothic Revival style houses designed by the architect Alexander Jackson Davis. It now serves as the Somerville Borough Hall and the Somerville Public Library. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 2008 for its significance in architecture from 1888 to 1939.[3]
Daniel Robert House | |
 Daniel Robert House in 2019 | |
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| Location | 25 West End Avenue Somerville, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°34′14″N 74°37′11″W / 40.57056°N 74.61972°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architect | Lambert & Bunnell |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000137[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 4400[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 5, 2008 |
| Designated NJRHP | December 20, 2007 |
History
editThe Daniel Robert House is the third building at this location. The first was a tavern built early in the 19th century and the second was built by Albert Cammann in 1848. Daniel Robert, a wealthy businessman from New York, bought the property in 1886. He tore down the Cammann house in 1887 and built the current mansion. He lived here until his death in 1908. His widow sold it to the Somerville Lodge of the Elks in 1923. The borough bought it in 1958 for use as the Borough Hall.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System – (#08000137)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 15.
- ^ a b Newman, Margaret (September 24, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Daniel Robert House". National Park Service. With 11 accompanying photos
External links
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Media related to Daniel Robert House at Wikimedia Commons- "Somerville Borough Hall". The Historical Marker Database.
- Historic Advisory Committee Somerville Borough (2020). Margaret Wolan Sullivan (ed.). The County's Handsomest House: The Story of Somerville's American-Gothic Classic. ISBN 979-8681823971.
