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The Nathaniel Drake House is located at 602 West Front Street in the city of Plainfield in
Union County, New Jersey Union County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 575,345, making it the seventh-most populous of New Jersey's 21 counties. Its county seat is Elizabeth.
. The house was built in 1746 and was added to the
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on June 19, 1973, for its significance in architecture. With It now operated as the Drake House Museum and is the headquarters of the Historical Society of Plainfield, though the building is owned by the City of Plainfield. The most famous piece in the Society's collection is the painting, "The Death of General Sedgwick" by Julian Scott.


History

Issac Drake built the home in 1746 for his son Nathaniel Drake on the
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. The original home was a -story building with four rooms and a
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kitchen.
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stayed at the home during the Battle of Short Hills in 1777. John S. Harberger purchased the home in 1864 and remodeled the building. Harberger's additions to the building included a mansard roof, ballroom, a 3-story tower in the rear of the building and a
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on the side of the home.


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, New Jersey List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, New Jersey __NOTOC__ Current listings This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Union ...
* List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey *
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, ...
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List of Washington's Headquarters during the Revolutionary War The following is a list of buildings or locations that served as headquarters for General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. Background On April 19, 1775, the militia of Massachusetts – later joined by the militias ...


References


External links


Drake House Museum

The Battle of Short Hills
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