Rockingham | |
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| Location | 84 Laurel Avenue Franklin Township, New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°23′3″N 74°37′8″W / 40.38417°N 74.61889°W |
| Area | 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) |
| Built | c. 1710 |
| Architectural style | Colonial vernacular |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000394 |
| NJRHP No. | 2499[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 18, 1970 |
| Designated NJRHP | September 28, 2009 |
Rockingham is a historic house that was the home of John Berrien (1711–1772). It served as George Washington's final headquarters of the Revolutionary War. It is located at 84 Laurel Avenue, Franklin Township in Somerset County, New Jersey.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
The house was originally located on the hillside east of the Millstone River at Rocky Hill.[3] Since the end of the 19th century, it has been moved within southern Franklin Township several times, and is now closer to Kingston than to Rocky Hill. The residence is a featured stop on the Millstone River Valley Scenic Byway.
The oldest portion of the house was built as a two-room, two-story saltbox style house c. 1710; a kitchen and additional rooms were added on in the early 1760s, expanding with the Berrien family.[2][4] The first reference to the house as "Rockingham" does not appear until a 1783 newspaper advertisement to sell the house. The name was likely given in honor of the Marquess of Rockingham.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1970, for its significance in military and social history.[4] Additional documentation was approved on January 11, 2010, after the house was last moved in 2001.[5]
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. October 27, 2015. p. 6.
- ^ a b "Rockingham State Historical Site". State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry, State Parks Service. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ Keasbey, Edward Quinton (1912). "John Berrien, 1764–1772, His home called "Rockingham," Washington's headquarters at Rocky Hill". The Courts and Lawyers of New Jersey 1661–1912. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 303–5.
- ^ a b Newman, Margaret (December 1, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rockingham". National Park Service. Retrieved March 1, 2019. With accompanying 10 photos from 1970
- ^ "Weekly List of Actions". National Park Service. January 29, 2010.