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| location= 26 Runyon's Lane<br>[[Edison, New Jersey]]
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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]].
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. 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>
<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>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[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]
*[https://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]
*[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]
*[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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Revision as of 16:28, 2 December 2023

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. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1987, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement.[1][3] The farm on which is located in part of Route 287.[4] The Shotwells were early settlers of "The Plains", an early reference to Plainfield, New Jersey.[5]

See also

References

  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. ^ Brecknell, Ursula C. (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Benjamin Shotwell House". National Park Service. With accompanying 13 photos
  4. ^ Spies, Stacy E (2001), Edison, Acadia Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7385-0549-7
  5. ^ 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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