Isabell Crawford House - Haddonfield, NJ
N 39° 53.871 W 075° 01.670
18S E 497620 N 4416420
There is a marker on the house that says 1743 but according to the NRHP narrative and a somewhat trained eye, this has all the hallmarks of a Victorian home. The house has all sorts of neat angles and trim.
Waymark Code: WM94M0
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2010
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There is no way this house is from 1743, the street did not exist back then and all the homes began at the turn of the 19th century so I don't know what all that business with the sign is about. There is gorgeous gingerbread trim under the gable and an off center entrance on the left. I would estimate this to be one of the newer homes, if not one of the last ones built on this part of Potter Street, probably in the mid 19th century.
For a more detailed and informed 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. Potter Street is a wonderful example of some of the post colonial architecture which has made this town famous, this site notwithstanding.
2½ story Gothic Victorian dwelling with a side porch, bay windows. Victorian scalloped barge boards and a bracketed entrance with finials. --- National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Haddonfield Historic District Nomination Form
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