The George Hunt House is a historic farmhouse located southwest of the borough of

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at 135 Warren Glen Road in Pohatcong Township in Warren County, New Jersey. It was built around 1825 near the confluence of the Musconetcong River with the

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. The house was added to the

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on September 12, 1979, for its significance in architecture. With

History and description

George Hunt (1799–1861) was a farmer, the third generation of the Hunt family to live and farm here. The two and one-half story limestone house was possibly built by Samuel Loveral. It has a typical I-house style. John Hunt (1830–1905) inherited the property and rebuilt the kitchen.

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