Built 1734 Opened 1734 Architectural style American Colonial | NRHP Reference # 77000883 Area 32 ha Added to NRHP 13 April 1977 | |
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Location 200 College Avenue, Buccleuch Park, New Brunswick, New Jersey Address (inside park!), 200 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States Similar Henry Guest House, Buccleuch Park, Cornelius Low House, Metlar–Bodine House, New Brunswick Main Post | ||
Buccleuch Mansion is located in Buccleuch Park in New Brunswick in Middlesex County, New Jersey, along the Raritan River.
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History
The house was originally built in 1739 by Anthony White, son-in-law of Lewis Morris, a colonial governor of New Jersey. White built the house for his bride Elizabeth Morris. Their son Anthony Walton White sided with the revolutionaries against the King in the American Revolutionary War. The house was previously known as "The White House Farm." The house was bought by Colonel Joseph Warren Scott in 1821. The house and lands were deeded to the City of New Brunswick to be used as a park in 1911.
Today, the house is looked after by the Jersey Blue chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Tours are given on Sundays from June through October, and at other times by appointment. The house is decorated with Federal and Victorian furnishings, many of which belonged to the Scott family, owners during much of the 19th century.
Buccleuch is not to be confused with the Buckelew Mansion in Jamesburg, another historic white-painted house in Middlesex County.