John Abbott II House
John Abbott II House is located in Mercer County, New Jersey
John Abbott II House
John Abbott II House is located in New Jersey
John Abbott II House
John Abbott II House is located in the United States
John Abbott II House
Location2200 Kuser Road, Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
Coordinates40°12′14.0″N 74°40′50.3″W / 40.203889°N 74.680639°W / 40.203889; -74.680639
Builtc. 1730
NRHP reference No.76001159[1]
NJRHP No.1652[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 18, 1976
Designated NJRHPNovember 20, 1975

The John Abbott II House is located at 2200 Kuser Road in Hamilton Township of Mercer County, New Jersey. It was built c. 1730. The house is currently used as a museum by the Historical Society of Hamilton Township and is open to the public.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1976, for its significance in architecture, military history, and politics/government.[4]

History and description

During the American Revolution, Samuel Tucker, the state treasurer, fleeing the British advance on Trenton, removed the money in his care to the home of John Abbott II. The location of the funds was betrayed by Mrs. Mary Pointing, who led a 500-strong detachment of British troops to the house. In ransacking the home, the soldiers discovered Tucker's trunk with his personal effects and £1500 in unsigned paper money. However, the specie money was hidden by the family in the bottom of tubs in the cellar, covered with broken dishes and household utensils. The tubs escaped close inspection and the money was kept from British hands.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System – (#76001159)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Mercer County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 29, 2022. p. 2.
  3. ↑ "The Historical Society of Hamilton Township".
  4. 1 2 Hawthorne, Gena D. (June 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John II Abbott House". National Park Service. With accompanying 4 photos
  5. ↑ West, Helen Almy (1954). A History of Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. Trenton: Trenton Printing Company. pp. 18–19.
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