Owen Coachman House

Owen Coachman House is located in Lower Township, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The original one-room house was built between 1695 and 1700 in Townbank, along the Delaware Bay. It was moved to its present location on Shunpike Road on Cape Island in 1846. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 2005.

Owen Coachman House
Location1019 Batts Lane, Lower Township, New Jersey
Coordinates38°57′44″N 74°55′46″W
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1695
Architectural stylePostmedieval English
NRHP reference No.05000964[1]
NJRHP No.4459[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 9, 2005
Designated NJRHPJuly 22, 2005

Restoration work performed on the property in the early 2000s won an award from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for its quality and sensitivity to the historic nature of the house.[3]

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Cape May County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
  3. "Historic Preservation Awards Ceremony". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved 17 August 2012.


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