Mid-Victorian Marvel - Haddonfield, NJ
N 39° 53.657 W 075° 02.027
18S E 497111 N 4416024
Fun Victorian Folk house with all the trimmings and gables for which you could ask. Probably most representative of Victorian style on this small street. Located @ 16 Lincoln Avenue, this house is a contributing structure to the Historic District.
Waymark Code: WM8HAW
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 04/03/2010
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Multiple gables facing opposing directions, a wraparound porch with lots of balustrades and all kinds of cookie cutter trim and cornice work with perfect supporting brackets make this Victorian beauty desirable and quite choice.
For a slightly more detailed and informed (but entirely unimpressive) physical description of this site, I have added information from the original nomination form sent to me by John P. Byrne, National Register Database Manager (John_Byrne@nps.gov), Department of the Interior. This narrative was created March 16, 1979, mailed in to Washington, D.C. and evaluated April 18, 1980 and finally approved on July 21, 1982. Thanks to this designation and the efforts of the community to stop developers in the early 70s, Haddonfield is permanently protected and is one of the best example of an intact Colonial America. This house, although beautiful, is in direct contrast to the cultural history and dominant (most well-known) architecture of this village. It is representative to the last architectural expansion. If not for the preservation efforts of the community, this house might have been razed like countless other Victorian homes in Haddonfield.
2½ story mid-Victorian dwelling with many interesting details. Heavy bolection molding on double entrance door, transom over. Oval panels, cut gingerbread barge boards in the gable end. Unfortunately, the exterior has been covered with imitation rubberoid yellow brick siding. Victorian details that remain are very fine. --- National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Haddonfield Historic District Nomination Form
If you have half a mind to explore this waymark and the hundreds of others in this historic area, go to this WEBSITE, you will see where all the free parking in town is located as well as all the other historical areas. The are several close-by public parking areas. Parking is difficult on Lincoln Street as the Junior School is directly across the street. Obviously, parking during a weekday when school is in session is out of the question...too suspicious. I would recommend parking on Chestnut Street and walking the 300 feet to the school if you are so inclined to visit it. On the weekend, park where ya want.
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