Colonial Manor, Gloucester County, New Jersey

Colonial Manor is an unincorporated community in West Deptford Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.

Colonial Manor, New Jersey
Colonial Manor
Location of Colonial Manor in Gloucester County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Colonial Manor
Colonial Manor (New Jersey)
Colonial Manor
Colonial Manor (the United States)
Coordinates: 39.8551134°N 75.1512884°W / 39.8551134; -75.1512884
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyGloucester
TownshipWest Deptford Township
Elevation377 ft (115 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID875572[1]

History

Ladd's Castle (also known as Candor Hall) is a historic building located in the Colonial Manor section that is Gloucester County's oldest brick home. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, it was constructed around 1688 by William Ladd, a surveyor who is said to have helped William Penn develop a master design for the street grid for Philadelphia.[2]

The Colonial Manor Volunteer Fire Department was established in 1922.[3]

References

  1. "Colonial Manor". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Candor Hall or Ladd's Castle, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed June 24, 2016. "This Colonial manor is the oldest brick house in the county. It was built ca. 1688 by John Ladd, who lived there until his death. He is said to have helped William Penn lay out the streets of Philadelphia."
  3. History, Colonial Manor Fire. Accessed June 24, 2016.


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