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Dickinson House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
HABS photo from 1936
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Nearest city	Alloway Township, New Jersey
Coordinates	39°36′1″N 75°20′2″W / 39.60028°N 75.33389°W / 39.60028; -75.33389
Built	1754 (1754)
NRHP reference No.	75001156
NJRHP No.	2428
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 20, 1975
Designated NJRHP	August 10, 1973

Dickinson House is located on Brickyard Road in Alloway Township of Salem County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1754 and was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1939. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 20, 1975, for its significance in architecture.

History and description

The two and one-half story brick house was built in 1754 by John Dickinson, who was a great, great, grandson of John Fenwick, a Quaker who settled here in 1675. John and Mary Dickinson's initials and house date are shown on the south gable. The patterned brickwork features ornate shapes in blue glazed brick and has been described as "almost baroque in design and absolutely unique" according to the nomination form.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem County, New Jersey
• List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey

External image
1930s-1940s Post Card, courtesy of West Jersey History Project

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#75001156)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Salem County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 1.
3. "Dickinson House". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1939.
4. ^ Diller, Kathleen J. (March 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dickinson House". National Park Service. With accompanying 2 photos
5. Postcard Images of West Jersey, West Jersey History Project

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-243, "Dickinson House, Alloway, Salem County, NJ", 4 photos, 11 measured drawings, 3 data pages
• "Dickinson House, Alloway, New Jersey~ a Brick House Just Letting it All Hang Out…". The Yummygal.
• "One man's search for the perfect historic home". NJ.com.

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Landmarks	Abel and Mary Nicholson House
Districts	Broadway Historic District Fort Mott and Finns Point National Cemetery District Hedge-Carpenter-Thompson Historic District Market Street Historic District Marshalltown Historic District
Places of worship	Alloways Creek Friends Meetinghouse Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church
Houses	Moshe Bayuk House Richard Brick House Dickinson House Zaccheus Dunn House Philip Fries House Hancock House Benjamin Holmes House James and Mary Lawson House William and Margaret Mecum House Sarah and Samuel Nicholson House Joseph Shinn House David V. Smith House William Smith House Joseph Ware House John and Charlotte Wistar Farm Caspar & Rebecca Wister Farm
Buildings	Salem County Insane Asylum Seven Stars Tavern
Structures	Finn's Point Rear Range Light
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

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• Alloway Township, New Jersey
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