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TITLE:
Benjamin Stites House, 400 Shore Road (U.S. Route 9), Cape May, Cape May County, NJ
CALL NUMBER:
HABS NJ,5-CAPMAC,1-
REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]
MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 7 (5 x 7 in.)
Data Page(s): 1 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1
DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1933.
CREATOR:
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
NOTE:
Survey number HABS NJ-750
Building/structure dates: 1776 initial construction
Building/structure dates: 1932 subsequent work
Significance: Interesting example of 18th century vernacular house. Built by Benjamin Stites II, whose ancestors had lived in the area since 1680, the house has been continuously owned by Stites descendants.
SUBJECTS:
NEW JERSEY--Cape May County--Cape May
COLLECTION:
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.nj0038
CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. EAST FRONT
2. VIEW FROM THE SOUTHWEST
3. INTERIOR, FIRST FLOOR, SOUTH ROOM, NORTH WALL, SHOWING FIREPLACE
4. INTERIOR, FIRST FLOOR, NORTH ROOM, SOUTH WALL, SHOWING FIREPLACE
5. INTERIOR, SECOND FLOOR, STAIRCASE AND HALL
6. INTERIOR, SECOND FLOOR, SOUTH ROOM, SOUTHWEST CORNER, DETAIL OF CORNERPOST AND BRACING
7. INTERIOR, SECOND FLOOR, SOUTH ROOM, SOUTHWEST CORNER, DETAIL OF JUNCTURE OF CORNERPOST AND BRACING
CONTROL #:
NJ0038
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