The Isaac Onderdonk House, also known as the Walter C. and Julia Meuly House, is a historic house located at 685 River Road in the township of Piscataway in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 30, 1973, for its significance in architecture.[3] It was listed as a contributing property of the Road Up Raritan Historic District in 1997.[4]
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| Location | 685 River Road, Piscataway, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°31′57″N 74°29′36″W / 40.53250°N 74.49333°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | c. 1750 |
| Part of | Road Up Raritan Historic District (ID97001146) |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001116[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 1917[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | October 30, 1973 |
| Designated CP | September 18, 1997 |
| Designated NJRHP | September 6, 1973 |
History and description
editIsaac Onderdonk and his wife Antie Rierson moved here in 1745. Their son Isaac was born in 1756. He married Sarah Smoch, who lived at the nearby Matthias Smock House. The two-story frame house remained in the Ondeerdonk family until 1929.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System – (#73001116)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 13.
- ^ Meuly, Walter C.; Richman, Lois (October 30, 1973). "NRHP Nomination: Isaac Onderdonk House". National Park Service. "Accompanying 3 photos, from 1973".
- ^ a b Brecknell, Ursula (September 18, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Road Up Raritan Historic District". National Park Service.
External links
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