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| caption = Ladd's Castle in [[West Deptford Township, New Jersey]], January 2009
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| location = 1337 Lafayette Avenue, [[West Deptford Township, New Jersey]], U.S.
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'''Ladd's Castle''', also known as '''Candor Hall''', is a historic building at 1337 Lafayette Avenue in the Colonial Manor section of [[West Deptford Township, New Jersey|West Deptford Township]] in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]], [[New Jersey]].
'''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 building was constructed around 1688, by William 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|title=Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey ...|last=Lee|first=Francis Bazley|date=1910-01-01|publisher=Lewis historical publishing Company|page=746|language=en}}</ref> The building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1972.
The house was constructed {{circa|1688}}, by William 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>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[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]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in New Jersey]]


==References==
==References==
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{{National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey}}
{{NRHP in Gloucester County, New Jersey}}
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Revision as of 12:59, 10 February 2023

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

The house was constructed c. 1688, by William Ladd, a surveyor who purportedly helped William Penn in planning the organization of Philadelphia.[4]

See also

References

  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. ^ 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.