Shadow Lawn (New Jersey)

Shadow Lawn
The Great Hall at Shadow Lawn
Shadow Lawn (New Jersey) is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Shadow Lawn (New Jersey)
Shadow Lawn (New Jersey) is located in New Jersey
Shadow Lawn (New Jersey)
Shadow Lawn (New Jersey) is located in the United States
Shadow Lawn (New Jersey)
LocationCedar and Norwood Avenues, West Long Branch, New Jersey
Coordinates40°16′46″N 74°0′19″W / 40.27944°N 74.00528°W / 40.27944; -74.00528
Arealess than one acre
Built1927 (1927)
Built byThompson–Starrett Co.[1]
ArchitectHorace Trumbauer, Julian Abele[2]
Architectural styleBeaux Arts; French chateau; Italian Renaissance
NRHP reference No.78001780
NJRHP No.2084[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1978[4]
Designated NHLFebruary 4, 1985[5]
Designated NJRHPAugust 19, 1977

Shadow Lawn is a historic building on the campus of Monmouth University in West Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1927 for Hubert T. Parson, president of the F.W. Woolworth Company, it is one of the last large estate houses to be built before the Great Depression. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985 for its architecture.[2]

  1. ^ "Early History of West Long Branch: Shadow Lawn". The West Long Branch Historical Society. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference nrhpinv2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  5. ^ "Shadow Lawn". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on February 25, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2009.