Boisaubin Manor is a historic brick house located on Treadwell Avenue in the
Convent Station section of
Chatham Township, southeast of
Morristown, in
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county's population was enumerated at 509,285, , United States. Built sometime between 1822 and 1834, it was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
on October 22, 1976, for its significance in art and architecture.
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History and description
Vincent Class Van Schal-Kwyck Boisaubin (1755–1834) was born in
Port-Louis, Guadeloupe. He was educated in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
and became a member of the
Garde du Corps of
King Louis XVI of France
Louis XVI (''Louis-Auguste''; ; 23 August 175421 January 1793) was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. He was referred to as ''Citizen Louis Capet'' during the four months just before he was ...
. He fled during the
French Revolution
The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...
and purchased land near Morristown. The manor house was built sometime between 1822 and 1834 with
Greek Revival style
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but ...
. His son, Amidee Boisaubin, inherited the property and in 1851 sold it to Alfred Treadwell. By 1890, the illustrator
A. B. Frost
Arthur Burdett Frost (January 17, 1851 – June 22, 1928), usually cited as A. B. Frost, was an American illustrator, graphic artist, painter and comics writer. He is best known for his illustrations of Brer Rabbit and other characters i ...
bought the property and named it Moneysunk. In 1910,
Henry W. Shoemaker purchased the property and called it Kresheim.
See also
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References
{{NRHP in Morris County, New Jersey
Chatham Township, New Jersey
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
Houses in Morris County, New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Morris County, New Jersey
Greek Revival architecture in New Jersey
Brick buildings and structures
New Jersey Register of Historic Places