John Ridgway House - Mt. Holly Historic District - Mt. Holly, NJ
N 39° 59.683 W 074° 47.246
18S E 518146 N 4427192
Simple Colonial home located along historic Brainerd Street is a contributing structure to the Mount Holly Historic District.
Waymark Code: WMER4R
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 06/30/2012
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What a very simple home this is. It is definitely pre-Victorian and has all the hallmarks of Colonial construction. The windows are original 2X2 over 2X2, 5 windows in all, three up top and two on the bottom with the front door on the far left of the property. There is a cute little side window on the left. The roof has metal strips on top. I especially liked the shutters, red, with green window trim, and tan siding over the wood frame. Not much more to say.
Naturally, a building this old and unique is also a contributing structure to the Mount Holly Historic District. In my never ending quest to document all things contributing, I visited the town town library to retrieve the nomination form and narratives for the historic district. The reference rewarded me with a very old packet from 1969. Despite what on-line sources would have you believe, there are actually 39 contributing structures and not 36.
From the Nomination Form:
8. JOHN RIDGWAY HOUSE ....1776 ....10 Brainerd Street
Two and one-half story rectangular English frame house; low stone and brick foundation; one bay side hall entrance covered by hood on bracket; window 2/2 double sash flanked by shutters (paneled on first floor and louvered on second floor); gabled roof with box cornice.
There is also a historical marker attached to the front of the house which reads:
HOUSE
OF
JOHN RIDGWAY
WEST JERSEY SURVEYOR GENERAL
CIRCA .....1760
Col. Thomas A. Reynolds Chapter - NDAR
1975