The Jacob Wills House is an eighteenth-century Flemish "checkerboard" brick farmhouse, located on Brick Road, west of Evans Road, near the Marlton section of Evesham Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1789 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 1, 1990, for its significance in architecture.[1][3] It was listed as part of the Historic Resources of Evesham Township, New Jersey, Multiple Property Submission (MPS).[4]
Jacob Wills House | |
 The Jacob Wills House in 2013 | |
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| Location | Brick Road, west of Evans Road, Evesham Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 39°52′46″N 74°54′02″W / 39.87944°N 74.90056°W |
| Built | 1789 |
| Built by | Jacob Wills |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Corner Passage Plan, Delaware Valley Vernacular |
| MPS | Historic Resources of Evesham Township MPDF |
| NRHP reference No. | 89002296[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 809[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 1, 1990 |
| Designated NJRHP | November 29, 1989 |
Jacob Wills was a descendant of Dr. Daniel Wills, a Quaker, who had purchased the land in 1676 from William Penn. The brickwork in the gable of the house has the initial I, M, and W for Jacob and Mary Wills, and the date 1789.[3]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#89002296)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Burlington County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 25, 2024. p. 8.
- ^ a b Benenson, Carol A.; Claypoole, N. Catherine (March 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jacob Wills House". National Park Service. With accompanying 14 photos
- ^ Behenson, Carol A.; Claypoole, N. Catherine (March 1989). "Historic Resources of Evesham Township, New Jersey". National Park Service.
External links
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Media related to Jacob Wills House at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-597, "Jacob Wills House, Marlton, Burlington County, NJ", 6 photos, 21 measured drawings, 4 data pages, supplemental material
