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'''The Martin Berry House''' is located in [[Pompton Plains, New Jersey|Pompton Plains]] in [[Pequannock Township, New Jersey|Pequannock Township]], [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]], [[New Jersey]], United States. The house was built in 1720 and documented by the [[Historic American Buildings Survey]] (HABS) in 1939.<ref name="habs">{{cite web |title=Martin Berry House |url=https://loc.gov/pictures/item/nj0695/ |date=1939 |publisher=[[Historic American Buildings Survey]]}}</ref> It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on June 19, 1973, for its significance in architecture and settlement.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=73001129}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Martin Berry House |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|first1=Terry |last1=Karschner |date=January 1973 }} With {{NRHP url|id=73001129|photos=y|title=accompanying 4 photos}}</ref> Built by the son of one of the first settlers to the [[Pompton River]] region, the pre-Revolutionary War building has been little altered since its construction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=42054 |title = Martin Berry House Historical Marker}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last = Townsend | first = Richard | title = Our early settlers | date = August 2, 2009 | url = http://www.northjersey.com/community/history/in_their_footsteps/Our_early_settlers_who_was_who_part_two.html | access-date = 2011-08-08 | quote = Martin Berry, son of Samuel Berrie and Cathalyntie Ryerson, had married Maria Roome and established his home on the plains, which is today known as the Martin Berry House, one of the finest remaining examples of Dutch Style Architecture in the state. Generations of the Berry family have resided at Pompton and Pompton Plains.}}</ref>
'''The Martin Berry House''' is located in [[Pompton Plains, New Jersey|Pompton Plains]] in [[Pequannock Township, New Jersey|Pequannock Township]], [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]], [[New Jersey]], United States. The house was built in 1720 and documented by the [[Historic American Buildings Survey]] (HABS) in 1939.<ref name="habs">{{cite web |title=Martin Berry House |url=https://loc.gov/pictures/item/nj0695/ |date=1939 |publisher=[[Historic American Buildings Survey]]}}</ref> It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on June 19, 1973, for its significance in architecture and settlement.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=73001129}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Martin Berry House |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|first1=Terry |last1=Karschner |date=January 1973 }} With {{NRHP url|id=73001129|photos=y|title=accompanying 4 photos}}</ref> Built by the son of one of the first settlers to the [[Pompton River]] region, the pre-Revolutionary War building has been little altered since its construction.<ref>{{Citation | last = Townsend | first = Richard | title = Our early settlers | date = August 2, 2009 | url = http://www.northjersey.com/community/history/in_their_footsteps/Our_early_settlers_who_was_who_part_two.html | access-date = 2011-08-08 | quote = Martin Berry, son of Samuel Berrie and Cathalyntie Ryerson, had married Maria Roome and established his home on the plains, which is today known as the Martin Berry House, one of the finest remaining examples of Dutch Style Architecture in the state. Generations of the Berry family have resided at Pompton and Pompton Plains.}}</ref>


Once the home of [[Medal of Honor]] recipient [[James R. Evans]], the home was purchased by Pequannock Township for historic preservation in 2017.<ref>{{cite news | last=Fagan | first=Matt | title=Oldest house in Morris County saved from wrecking ball | date=January 26, 2017 | newspaper=[[The Record (Bergen County)]] | url=http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/morris/pequannock/2017/01/26/oldest-house-morris-county-saved-wrecking-ball/97034156/ | access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> The Pequannock Township Historical Society, formed in 2014 and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2015, has been tasked with the maintenance of the house.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pequannockhistory.org/about/|title=About the Society – Pequannock Twp. Historical Society|website=www.pequannockhistory.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-01}}</ref>
Once the home of [[Medal of Honor]] recipient [[James R. Evans]], the home was purchased by Pequannock Township for historic preservation in 2017.<ref>{{cite news | last=Fagan | first=Matt | title=Oldest house in Morris County saved from wrecking ball | date=January 26, 2017 | newspaper=[[The Record (Bergen County)]] | url=http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/morris/pequannock/2017/01/26/oldest-house-morris-county-saved-wrecking-ball/97034156/ | access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> The Pequannock Township Historical Society, formed in 2014 and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2015, has been tasked with the maintenance of the house.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pequannockhistory.org/about/|title=About the Society – Pequannock Twp. Historical Society|website=www.pequannockhistory.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-01}}</ref>
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*[http://MartinBerryHouse.org/ Martin Berry House website]
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*[http://www.PequannockHistory.org/ Pequannock Twp. Historical Society website]
*[http://www.PequannockHistory.org/ Pequannock Twp. Historical Society website]

Latest revision as of 16:15, 12 July 2023

Martin Berry House
Martin Berry House is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Martin Berry House
Martin Berry House is located in New Jersey
Martin Berry House
Martin Berry House is located in the United States
Martin Berry House
Standort581 NJ 23 at Jackson Avenue, Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Coordinates40°58′9″N 74°17′12″W / 40.96917°N 74.28667°W / 40.96917; -74.28667
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1720 (1720)
Architectural styleColonial, Dutch Colonial
NRHP reference No.73001129[1]
NJRHP No.2220[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1973
Designated NJRHPJanuary 29, 1973

The Martin Berry House is located in Pompton Plains in Pequannock Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1720 and documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1939.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1973, for its significance in architecture and settlement.[4] Built by the son of one of the first settlers to the Pompton River region, the pre-Revolutionary War building has been little altered since its construction.[5]

Once the home of Medal of Honor recipient James R. Evans, the home was purchased by Pequannock Township for historic preservation in 2017.[6] The Pequannock Township Historical Society, formed in 2014 and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2015, has been tasked with the maintenance of the house.[7]

HABS photo from 1939

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#73001129)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. June 22, 2023. p. 19.
  3. ^ "Martin Berry House". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1939.
  4. ^ Karschner, Terry (January 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Martin Berry House". National Park Service. With accompanying 4 photos
  5. ^ Townsend, Richard (August 2, 2009), Our early settlers, retrieved 2011-08-08, Martin Berry, son of Samuel Berrie and Cathalyntie Ryerson, had married Maria Roome and established his home on the plains, which is today known as the Martin Berry House, one of the finest remaining examples of Dutch Style Architecture in the state. Generations of the Berry family have resided at Pompton and Pompton Plains.
  6. ^ Fagan, Matt (January 26, 2017). "Oldest house in Morris County saved from wrecking ball". The Record (Bergen County). Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  7. ^ "About the Society – Pequannock Twp. Historical Society". www.pequannockhistory.org. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
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