Shoemaker–Houck Farm
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Shoemaker–Houck Farm is located in Sussex County, New Jersey
Shoemaker–Houck Farm
Shoemaker–Houck Farm is located in New Jersey
Shoemaker–Houck Farm
Shoemaker–Houck Farm is located in the United States
Shoemaker–Houck Farm
LocationHaney's Mill-Wallpack Center Road, south of Wallpack Center, New Jersey
Coordinates41°08′35″N 74°52′55″W / 41.14306°N 74.88194°W / 41.14306; -74.88194 (Shoemaker-Houck Farm)
Area3.2 acres (1.3 ha)
Built1815 (1815)
Built byDaniel Shoemaker
NRHP reference No.79000234[1]
NJRHP No.2642[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 23, 1979
Designated NJRHPMarch 6, 1978

The Shoemaker–Houck Farm is a historic 3.2-acre (1.3 ha) farmstead located on Haney's Mill-Wallpack Center Road south of the Wallpack Center section of Walpack Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 1979, for its significance in architecture and includes a farmhouse and barn. The farmstead is now part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.[3]

History and description

The property was once part of a large tract owned by John Cleves Symmes, a soldier and politician during the American Revolutionary War. Daniel Shoemaker purchased the property from Symmes daughter Mary and husband Peyton Short. The oldest part of the house is a one and one-half story stone wing built c. 1815. The two-story main part was built of coursed stone c. 1822. It was renovated during the 1940s and 1950s. The listing also includes the farm properties: gabled barn, tiled silo, workshop, ice house, and milk house.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System – (#79000234)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Sussex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. June 22, 2023. p. 9.
  3. 1 2 Bodle, Wayne K. (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shoemaker–Houck Farm". National Park Service. With accompanying three photos
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