Francis Hopkinson House | |
 Francis Hopkinson House in 2017 | |
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| Location | 101 Farnsworth Avenue (CR 545), Bordentown, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°8′54″N 74°42′50″W / 40.14833°N 74.71389°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1750 |
| Architect | John Imlay |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000496[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 17, 1971[1] |
| Designated NHL | July 17, 1971[2] |
The Francis Hopkinson House is an historic house at 101 Farnsworth Avenue in Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1750, it was the home of Founding Father Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791), the designer of the United States Flag and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.[3] He lived in this home with his wife Ann Borden (1747-1827)[4] from 1774 until Hopkinson's death in 1791.[5] Ann Borden was the granddaughter of Joseph Borden, the founder of Bordentown, New Jersey.[6] The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971.[2]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Francis Hopkinson House". National Historic Landmark Quicklinks. National Park Service. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
- ^ Leepson, Marc (2005). Flag: An American Biography. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 32–33.
- ^ Collection 1978. "Hopkinson Family Papers 1731-1941" (PDF). Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Snell, Charles W. (February 4, 1971). "Francis Hopkinson House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Inventory Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
- ^ Hastings, George E. (1926). The Life and Works of Francis Hopkinson. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 160.