| Boxwood Hall | |
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| Location: | 1073 East Jersey Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1750[1] |
| Architectural style(s): | Colonial |
| Added to NRHP: | December 18, 1970 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 70000397[2] |
| Governing body: | State |
Boxwood Hall was the home from 1772 to 1795 of Elias Boudinot, president of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. American colonial architecture includes several building design styles associated with the colonial period of the United States including First Period English (late-medieval The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elias Boudinot Jr (1740 1821 was an early American lawyer and statesman from Elizabeth New Jersey who was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Boudinot and others met George Washington here for a luncheon and then and escorted him to Manhattan for his inauguration on April 30, 1789. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common [3]
Boudinot sold it to Jonathan Dayton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, who lived here until his death in 1824. Jonathan Dayton ( October 16 1760 October 9 1824) was an American politician from the U The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4 1776 announcing that the thirteen American colonies then [4]. In 1824, Dayton entertained Lafayette at this house. [5]
In 2004, the house was at severe risk of damage. [6]
References
- ^ NPS Colonials and Patriots
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
- ^ Getnj.com historic houses
- ^ NPS Constitution History
- ^ NHL Writeup
- ^ NHL Detailed writeup
External links
- Boxwood Hall is at coordinates Coordinates:
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