Scudder House (E. Walnut St.) - Cattell Tract Historic District - Merchantville, NJ
N 39° 57.255 W 075° 02.908
18S E 495860 N 4422680
Another very beautiful and very intricate Queen Anne-style Victorian home which adorns this historic district like an intricate jewel on a crown.
Waymark Code: WMHM1P
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2013
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I took a 2 hour walk of this incredible and little known town/jewel. There are countless examples of wonderful Victorian architecture which is the mainstay for this historic district. I went to the borough hall and picked up a brochure entitled A Walking Tour of the Cattell Tract, A National Registered Historic District. Inside the pamphlet, there are 15 examples of contributing structures with a wide range of diversity so as to allow the visitor to have a complete flavor of the district. There are a total of 174 buildings in the district. While I was unable to procure a list on this day, the borough folks told me contributing houses (everyone from the 1890s) have markers indicating the date of construction and the original homeowner's name. There are many contributing structures without the markers, but, I only documented the ones with the markers so as to waymark them and provide suitable evidence for the contributing structures category. Recently however, the nomination form has been digitized and now all of the properties and narratives are available.
The complete nomination form with all the contributing structures and their narratives can be found HERE
The narrative for this property reads as follows:
15 - Scudder House
Built 1899, 2 1/2-story, T-shaped, Queen Anne-style frame house, clapboarded first floor, scalloped shingles above. Front cross gabled bay forms "T." Wraparound porch, turned posts, brackets, spindlework frieze and rail. Two glazed and paneled entrances, one with transom. Windows 1/1 double hung. Bargeboard in front gable. Asphalt gabled roof, hipped dormer, brick chimney. Side 1-story polygonal bay. East side sun porch addition topped by second floor polygonal bay, bracketed. 2-story board and batten carriage house with modern garage doors. - Contributing (Section 7, Page 10) SOURCE
Address
Cattell Tract Historic District
Scudder House
15 East Walnut Avenue
Merchantville, NJ 08109
Visit Instructions:Category Visiting Requirements
An original photo is necessary to log a visit in this category along with a description of the visit. No extra visit requirements are allowed by the waymarker.