Boxwood Hall
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| Boxwood Hall | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
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| Location: | 1073 East Jersey Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1750[1] |
| Architectural style(s): | Colonial |
| Added to NRHP: | December 18, 1970 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 70000397[2] |
| Governing body: | State |
Boxwood Hall was the home from 1772 to 1795 of Elias Boudinot, president of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution. Boudinot and others met George Washington here for a luncheon and then and escorted him to Manhattan for his inauguration on April 30, 1789. [3]
Boudinot sold it to Jonathan Dayton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, who lived here until his death in 1824.[4]. In 1824, Dayton entertained Lafayette at this house.[5]
In 2004, the house was at severe risk of damage.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ NPS Colonials and Patriots
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Getnj.com historic houses
- ^ NPS Constitution History
- ^ NHL Writeup
- ^ NHL Detailed writeup
[edit] External links
- Boxwood Hall is at coordinates Coordinates:
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