Belcher-Ogden Mansion-Price, Benjamin-Price-Brittan Houses District
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The Belcher-Ogden Mansion Benjamin Price-Price-Brittan Houses District is a 0.8 acres (3,237.5 m²) historic district
in Elizabeth, New Jersey
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1986. It is located nearby Boxwood Hall
and in heart of colonial Elizabethtown
, the first English-speaking settlement in what became the Province of New Jersey
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on November 2, 1978.
. Nathaniel Bonnell, a native of New Haven, Connecticut
and a a member of Elizabeth's incorporating organization, the Elizabeth Associates, built the house himself sometime before 1682--some think as early as 1670 with the birth of his first child. Bonnell served as a member of the General Assembly of the Province of New Jersey
in 1692 and the last official reference to him is as a signer of the 1696 petition for relief against the oppression of the Lords Proprietor
.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
in Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1986. It is located nearby Boxwood Hall
Boxwood Hall
Boxwood Hall, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, was the home from 1772 to 1795 of Elias Boudinot, president of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Treaty of Paris in 1783 ending the American Revolution...
and in heart of colonial Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown
-Places:Elizabethtown is the name of several places in the United States:*Elizabethtown, California*Elizabethtown, Illinois*Elizabethtown, Indiana*Elizabethtown, Kentucky*Elizabethtown, New York*Elizabethtown, New Mexico*Elizabethtown, North Carolina...
, the first English-speaking settlement in what became the Province of New Jersey
Province of New Jersey
The Province of New Jersey was one of the Middle Colonies of Colonial America and became the U.S. state of New Jersey in 1776. The province had originally been settled by Europeans as part of New Netherland, but came under English rule after the surrender of Fort Amsterdam in 1664, becoming a...
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Belcher-Ogden House
The Belcher-Ogden House was built in 1742 and was added to the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on November 2, 1978.
Nathaniel Bonnell House
The Nathaniel Bonnell House, at 1045 East Jersey Street, is the oldest house in Elizabeth, New JerseyElizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...
. Nathaniel Bonnell, a native of New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
and a a member of Elizabeth's incorporating organization, the Elizabeth Associates, built the house himself sometime before 1682--some think as early as 1670 with the birth of his first child. Bonnell served as a member of the General Assembly of the Province of New Jersey
Province of New Jersey
The Province of New Jersey was one of the Middle Colonies of Colonial America and became the U.S. state of New Jersey in 1776. The province had originally been settled by Europeans as part of New Netherland, but came under English rule after the surrender of Fort Amsterdam in 1664, becoming a...
in 1692 and the last official reference to him is as a signer of the 1696 petition for relief against the oppression of the Lords Proprietor
Lords Proprietor
Lords Proprietor was the name for the chief or highest owners or proprietors of certain English proprietary colonies in America, such as Carolina, New Jersey and Barbados....
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See also
- Jonathan BelcherJonathan BelcherJonathan Belcher was colonial governor of the British provinces of Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, and New Jersey.-Early life:Jonathan Belcher was born in Cambridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay, in 1682...
- Jonathan Belcher (jurist)Jonathan Belcher (jurist)Jonathan Belcher was an American lawyer, chief justice, and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, second son of Jonathan Belcher and Mary Partridge, he received an Bachelor of Arts degree in 1728 and an Master of Arts degree in 1731 from Harvard College...
- Aaron OgdenAaron OgdenAaron Ogden was a United States Senator and the 5th Governor of New Jersey.-Early life:Ogden was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey...
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, New Jersey
- List of museums in New Jersey
- List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey