Lansdown, also known as the Charles Stewart Plantation, is a historic house located on Hamden Road along the
South Branch Raritan River
The South Branch Raritan River is a tributary of the Raritan River in New Jersey.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
Description
The source of the South Branch is the outflow from Budd Lake, a glacial remnant locat ...
in the village of
Lansdowne, northeast of
Pittstown, in
Franklin Township,
Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County is a County (United States), county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county was the state's List of counties in New Jersey, 4th-least populous ...
, New Jersey. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
on November 2, 1979, for its significance in architecture, military, and politics/government.
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The oldest part of the house was probably built , when the land was deeded to
Charles Stewart by his father-in-law, Justice Samuel Johnston.
George Washington
George Washington (, 1799) was a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot (American Revoluti ...
and his wife often visited this house.
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{{NRHP in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Houses in Hunterdon County, New Jersey