Point Breeze (estate)

Point Breeze
Louis Maillard House at the entrance to Breeze Point Estate
Point Breeze (estate) is located in Burlington County, New Jersey
Point Breeze (estate)
Point Breeze (estate) is located in New Jersey
Point Breeze (estate)
Point Breeze (estate) is located in the United States
Point Breeze (estate)
LocationU.S. Route 206 and Park Street, Bordentown, New Jersey
Coordinates40°9′22″N 74°42′30″W / 40.15611°N 74.70833°W / 40.15611; -74.70833 (Point Breeze)
Area85 acres (34 ha)
Architectural styleItalianate, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.77000848[1]
NJRHP No.752[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 10, 1977
Designated NJRHPOctober 22, 1976

Point Breeze was an estate in Bordentown, New Jersey. It was the home of Joseph Bonaparte, the brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, from 1816 to 1839.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#77000848)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Burlington County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2020. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2013.
  3. ^ Shattuck, Kathryn (October 24, 2008). "Digging Up the Home of That Other Bonaparte, in New Jersey". The New York Times. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia | Point Breeze (Bonaparte Estate)". philadelphiaencyclopedia.org.
  5. ^ "Delaware River Heritage Trail - Point Breeze Historic District, Bordentown City". delawareriverheritagetrail.org. Archived from the original on November 19, 2017.