Francis Hopkinson House

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Francis Hopkinson House
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Location:	101 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, New Jersey
Coordinates:	40°8′54″N 74°42′50″W / 40.14833, -74.71389Coordinates: 40°8′54″N 74°42′50″W / 40.14833, -74.71389
Built/Founded:	1750
Architect:	John Imlay
Designated as NHL:	July 17, 1971
Added to NRHP:	July 17, 1971
NRHP Reference#:	71000496[1]
Governing body:	Private

The Francis Hopkinson House is where Francis Hopkinson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and his wife Ann Borden lived from 1774 until his death in 1791.^[2]

He created several patriotic songs of the time. He also contributed some design details to the Great Seal of the United States.^[3] as well as the American Flag

The house was to be burned by the British in 1778, but was spared by a Hessian officer's appreciation of Hopkinson's library.^[4]

It is currently a law office.^[5]

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[edit] External links

• Francis Hopkinson House, Park Street & Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, Burlington County, NJ: 3 photos, 15 drawings, 4 data pages and supplemental material, at Historic American Building Survey
• American Memory from the Library of Congress

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