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{{short description|Historic house in New Jersey, United States}}

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| name = Benjamin Shotwell House<br>Shotwell-Runyon House
| name = Benjamin Shotwell House<br>Shotwell-Runyon House
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| location= 26 Runyon's Lane<br>[[Edison, New Jersey]]
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The '''Benjamin Shotwell House''', also known as the '''Shotwell–Runyon House''', is a historic house located at 26 Runyon's Lane in the township of [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison]] in [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]], United States. It was documented by the [[Historic American Buildings Survey]] (HABS) in 1938, noted as being near [[Metuchen, New Jersey|Metuchen]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shotwell–Runyon House |url=https://loc.gov/pictures/item/nj0582/ |date=1938 |publisher=[[Historic American Buildings Survey]]}}</ref> The house was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on June 4, 1987, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement.<ref name="nris"/><ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=87000875}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Benjamin Shotwell House |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|first1=Ursula C. |last1=Brecknell |date=July 1986 }} With {{NRHP url|id=87000875|photos=y|title=accompanying 13 photos}}</ref> The farm on which is located in part of [[Route 287]].<ref>{{Citation| last = Spies| first = Stacy E| title = Edison| publisher = Acadia Publishing| year = 2001 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=w0DW3qVsn08C&pg=PA69 | isbn = 978-0-7385-0549-7 }}</ref> The Shotwells were early settlers of "The Plains", an early reference to Plainfield, New Jersey.<ref>{{Cite web| last = Dudley| first = William L.| title = Friendly Families: The Shotwells | work = The Story of the Friends in Plainfield Including A History of Early Quaker Families| date = March 29, 1929 | url = http://www.plainfieldquakers.org/history/dudley.asp | access-date = 2011-07-17 }}</ref>
The '''Benjamin Shotwell House''', or the '''Shotwell-Runyon House''', is a historic house in [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison]], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]], New Jersey. The house was listed on the [[New Jersey Register of Historic Places]] and [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1987. The farm on which is located in part of [[Route 287]].

<ref>{{Citation | last = Spies | first = Stacy E | title = Edison | place = | publisher = Acadia Publishing | year = 2001 | volume = | edition = | url = http://books.google.nl/books?id=w0DW3qVsn08C&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69&dq=Benjamin+Shotwell+House&source=bl&ots=D4TQK2LYzb&sig=F0WxP9L3Q3Ul-Qced2P7xzmSIpY&hl=nl&ei=fP4ZTuH9HIqfOsK8_fUI&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEIQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Benjamin%20Shotwell%20House&f=false | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-0-7385-0549-7 | quote = }}</ref> The Shotwells were early settlers of "The Plains", an early reference to Plainfield, New Jersey.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Dudley | first = William L. | title = Friendly Families: The Shotwells | work = The Story of the Friends in Plainfield Including A History of Early Quaker Families | publisher = | date = March 29, 1929 | url = http://www.plainfieldquakers.org/history/dudley.asp | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2011-07-17 | quote = Prominent in the early beginning of the society in this vicinity was Abraham Shotwell, who, though not himself a Quaker, was warmly in sympathy with the common people in their contentions with the Lords Proprietors' government about titles to land. Shotwell's independence resulted in the confiscation of his property in Elizabethtown. After his death two sons, Daniel and John, succeeded, under the Quaker management of 1683, in securing restoration to the family. John, in 1679, married Elizabeth Burton. For generations since descendants have lived in Union county. Marriage with the Thorns, Laings, Websters, Vails, Marshes, Pounds and other pioneer settlers has given the State some of its most useful and prominent citizens. At the opening of this century the names of eighty-six Shotwells are recorded in the Society. The first mention of this locality as Plainfield is noticed in connection with the register of the birth of one of John Shotwell's grandchildren. His daughter Elizabeth, had married John Laing in 1705, and their daughter Elizabeth, the record states, was "born at Plainfield ye 11th of ye 10th month, 1707". Earlier reference to this place had been made as the "Quaker settlement on the Plains", to distinguish it from the small colony at Scotch Plains. The first marriage in the present Plainfield Meeting House was that of Amy Shotwell to Charles Brooks.}}</ref>
==History==
Benjamin Shotwell bought {{convert|27.5|acre}} from Jonathan Dunham and Joseph FitzRandolph in 1775. At the time, this area was part of the township of [[Piscataway, New Jersey|Piscataway]]. The property was inherited by his daughter, Nancy Shotwell, who had married Lewis Thornall. They sold it in 1801 to John Runyon, a farmer and carpenter. It was owned until 1946 by his descendants: Ephraim Runyon, Isaac S. Runyon, Herbert Runyon, and Gilbert Runyon.<ref name="nrhpdoc"/>

[[File:Historic American Buildings Survey Nathaniel R. Ewan, Photographer February 23, 1938 EXTERIOR - NORTHWEST ELEVATION - Shotwell-Runyon House, Happy Valley Lane, Metuchen, HABS NJ,12-METU.V,1-1.tif|thumb|none|HABS photo from 1938]]


==See also==
==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, New Jersey]]
*[[Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge]]
* [[Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge]]
*[[List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey]]
* [[List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* {{HABS |survey=NJ-55 |id=nj0582 |title=Shotwell–Runyon House, Happy Valley Lane, Metuchen, Middlesex County, NJ |photos=2 |dwgs=10 |data=3 }}
*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/Buildings/index.php?state=NJ&city=Metuchen%20vicinity&id=23928 www.historicmapworks.com]
*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/Buildings/index.php?state=NJ&city=Metuchen%20vicinity&id=23928 www.historicmapworks.com]
*[http://www.plainfieldquakers.org/history/dudley.asp www.plainfieldquakers.org]
*[http://www.plainfieldquakers.org/history/dudley.asp www.plainfieldquakers.org]
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/annalsofourcolon00shot/annalsofourcolon00shot_djvu.txt Annals of our Colonial Ancestors and their Descendants, text-only version]
*[https://archive.org/stream/annalsofourcolon00shot/annalsofourcolon00shot_djvu.txt Annals of our Colonial Ancestors and their Descendants, text-only version]
*[http://books.google.com/books/about/Annals_of_Our_Colonial_Ancestors_and_The.html?id=QLpRAAAAMAAJ Shotwell Family Annals - Annals of our Colonial Ancestors and their Descendants, Google Books]
*[https://books.google.com/books/about/Annals_of_Our_Colonial_Ancestors_and_The.html?id=QLpRAAAAMAAJ Shotwell Family Annals - Annals of our Colonial Ancestors and their Descendants, Google Books]

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{{Edison, New Jersey}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey}}
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[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Historic American Buildings Survey in New Jersey]]
[[Category:New Jersey Register of Historic Places]]
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Benjamin Shotwell House
Shotwell-Runyon House
Benjamin Shotwell House is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Benjamin Shotwell House
Benjamin Shotwell House is located in New Jersey
Benjamin Shotwell House
Benjamin Shotwell House is located in the United States
Benjamin Shotwell House
Location26 Runyon's Lane
Edison, New Jersey
Coordinates40°32′51.5″N 74°24′15.5″W / 40.547639°N 74.404306°W / 40.547639; -74.404306
Builtca. 1750-1775
NRHP reference No.87000875[1]
NJRHP No.1840[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1987
Designated NJRHPApril 28, 1987

The Benjamin Shotwell House, also known as the Shotwell–Runyon House, is a historic house located at 26 Runyon's Lane in the township of Edison in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1938, noted as being near Metuchen.[3] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1987, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement.[1][4] The farm on which is located in part of Route 287.[5] The Shotwells were early settlers of "The Plains", an early reference to Plainfield, New Jersey.[6]

History

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Benjamin Shotwell bought 27.5 acres (11.1 ha) from Jonathan Dunham and Joseph FitzRandolph in 1775. At the time, this area was part of the township of Piscataway. The property was inherited by his daughter, Nancy Shotwell, who had married Lewis Thornall. They sold it in 1801 to John Runyon, a farmer and carpenter. It was owned until 1946 by his descendants: Ephraim Runyon, Isaac S. Runyon, Herbert Runyon, and Gilbert Runyon.[4]

HABS photo from 1938

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#87000875)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Shotwell–Runyon House". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1938.
  4. ^ a b Brecknell, Ursula C. (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Benjamin Shotwell House". National Park Service. With accompanying 13 photos
  5. ^ Spies, Stacy E (2001), Edison, Acadia Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7385-0549-7
  6. ^ Dudley, William L. (March 29, 1929). "Friendly Families: The Shotwells". The Story of the Friends in Plainfield Including A History of Early Quaker Families. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
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