John Holmes House, also known as the Cresse–Holmes House, is located at 504
U.S. Route 9 North in the
Cape May Court House
Cape May Court House is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Middle Township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. section of
Middle Township in
Cape May County, New Jersey
Cape May County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Much of the county is located on Cape May bound by Delaware Bay to its west and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and east. Adjacent to the Atlantic coastline are fiv ...
. 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 June 12, 1979, for its significance in vernacular
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830. It is named after the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I, George II, Georg ...
.
[ With ] It was documented by the
Historic American Buildings Survey
Heritage Documentation Programs (HDP) is a division of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes ...
in 1992.
History
The house was originally thought to have been built in 1755 by Robert Cresse.
Later research has shown that the oldest part of the house was built by John Cresse, his father. The "newer" portion of the house was built by Robert Morris Holmes, son of John Holmes, in 1830. The house has been owned by the Cape May County Historical and Genealogical Society since 1976.
Museum
The house is now operated as the Museum of Cape May County, and features an 18th-century period kitchen, bedroom and 1830 dining room and a Victorian sitting room. Other exhibits include a doctor's room, a military room, Native American room and maritime artifacts.
See also
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List of museums in New Jersey
This list of museums in New Jersey is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, ...
References
External links
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Museum of Cape May County- official site
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Middle Township, New Jersey
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
Georgian architecture in New Jersey
Houses completed in 1755
Houses in Cape May County, New Jersey
Museums in Cape May County, New Jersey
History museums in New Jersey
Historic American Buildings Survey in New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Cape May County, New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places