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{{short description|Historic house in New Jersey, United States}}
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| caption = Candor Hall
| location= 1337 Lafayette Ave., [[Colonial Manor, New Jersey]]
| location = 1337 Lafayette Avenue, [[West Deptford Township, New Jersey]], U.S.
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| added = October 31, 1972
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'''Ladd's Castle''' (also known as '''Candor Hall''') is a historic building at 1337 Lafayette Avenue in [[Colonial Manor, New Jersey]] (within West Deptford Township).
'''Ladd's Castle''', also known as '''Candor Hall''', is a historic house located at 1337 Lafayette Avenue in the [[Colonial Manor, New Jersey|Colonial Manor]] section of [[West Deptford Township, New Jersey|West Deptford Township]] in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey]]. It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on October 31, 1972, for its significance in architecture and urban planning.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=72000794}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ladd's Castle |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|first1=William B. |last1=Bassett |date=March 1971 }} With {{NRHP url|id=72000794|photos=y|title=accompanying photo}}</ref>

==History and description==
The house was constructed {{circa|1688}}, by John Ladd, a surveyor who purportedly helped [[William Penn]] in planning the organization of [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L5E-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA746|title=Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey|last=Lee|first=Francis Bazley|date=1910|publisher=Lewis historical publishing Company|page=746|language=en}}</ref> The two-story patterned brick house features [[Flemish bond]] with glazed headers. According the nomination form, it is the oldest brick house in the county. The house was renovated 1947–1948.<ref name="nrhpdoc"/>


It was built around 1688 by William Ladd, a surveyor who purportedly helped [[William Penn]] plan out [[Philadelphia]].<ref>Volume 2 of Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey, Francis Bazley Lee (Lewis historical publishing company, 1910) , pg. 746 http://books.google.com/books?id=L5E-AAAAYAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s</ref> The building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1972.
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==References==
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==See also==
==See also==
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*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Gloucester County, New Jersey]]
*[[List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey]]
*[[List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey]]
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*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in New Jersey]]
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}


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==References==
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[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey]]
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[[Category:1688 architecture]]
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[[Category:Gloucester County, New Jersey]]


==External links==
{{NewJersey-NRHP-stub}}
* {{cite web|title=Ladd's Castle |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=29246 |publisher=The Historical Marker Database}}

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[[Category:West Deptford Township, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Brick buildings and structures in New Jersey]]
[[Category:1688 establishments in the Dominion of New England]]
[[Category:Houses completed in 1688]]
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[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey]]
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[[Category:Houses in Gloucester County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Gloucester County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:New Jersey Register of Historic Places]]

Latest revision as of 18:35, 3 April 2024

Ladd's Castle
Candor Hall
Ladd's Castle is located in Gloucester County, New Jersey
Ladd's Castle
Ladd's Castle is located in New Jersey
Ladd's Castle
Ladd's Castle is located in the United States
Ladd's Castle
Location1337 Lafayette Avenue, West Deptford Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Coordinates39°51′24.2″N 75°8′36.4″W / 39.856722°N 75.143444°W / 39.856722; -75.143444
Builtc. 1688
NRHP reference No.72000794[1]
NJRHP No.1425[2]>
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 31, 1972
Designated NJRHPMarch 15, 1972

Ladd's Castle, also known as Candor Hall, is a historic house located at 1337 Lafayette Avenue in the Colonial Manor section of West Deptford Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 31, 1972, for its significance in architecture and urban planning.[3]

History and description

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The house was constructed c. 1688, by John Ladd, a surveyor who purportedly helped William Penn in planning the organization of Philadelphia.[4] The two-story patterned brick house features Flemish bond with glazed headers. According the nomination form, it is the oldest brick house in the county. The house was renovated 1947–1948.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#72000794)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Gloucester County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 20, 2022. p. 6.
  3. ^ a b Bassett, William B. (March 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ladd's Castle". National Park Service. With accompanying photo
  4. ^ Lee, Francis Bazley (1910). Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey. Lewis historical publishing Company. p. 746.
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