Buckelew Mansion, also known as Lakeview, is a historic home in Jamesburg, New Jersey

Jamesburg, New Jersey

Jamesburg is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 6,025.Jamesburg was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 19, 1887, when it was created from portions of Monroe Township, based on...

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History

A single room at its creation in 1685, the residence expanded over following centuries to become the 23 room mansion it is today. The single-story structure became two during the ownership of James Buckelow, who took up residence with his new wife in 1829 and expanded the house to accommodate his growing family and reflect his community prestige. A third story was added during the 1870s.

The mansion was listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places

New Jersey Register of Historic Places

The New Jersey Register of Historic Places is the official list of historic resources of local, state, and national interest in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The program is administered by the Historic Preservation Office of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.The register was...

 and 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 1979 as the Ensley-Mount-Buckalew House.

See also

• List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, New Jersey