Built 1755 NJRHP # 2777 Opened 1755 Phone +1 908-453-4381 Added to NRHP 20 December 1984 | NRHP Reference # 84000517 Designated NJRHP November 11, 1984 Area 8,500 m² | |
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Address 8 Belvidere Ave, Oxford, NJ 07863, USA Similar Jenny Jump State Forest, Old Dutch Parsonage, Sun Inn Preservation Associati, Wallace House, Red Mill | ||
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Shippen Manor is located in Oxford Township, Warren County, New Jersey, United States. The manor was built in 1755 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1984.
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Shippen manor
History
Shippen Manor was built in 1755 on an estate of four thousand acres for Dr. William Shippen II and his brother Joseph Shippen II. The brothers owned the nearby Oxford Furnace and would manage the furnace from this home. The manor was featured on an episode of Ghost Hunters that aired September 8, 2010.
Design
The manor is built in Georgian style with local stone. The walls are two feet thick and there are three chimneys. The ground floors is divided into six rooms. The upper floor consists of two bed chambers and four garret rooms.
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