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Village Inn, Main & Water Streets, Englishtown, Monmouth County, NJ
LocationMain & Water Streets,
Englishtown, NJ
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS NJ-65
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (FN-22).
Building/structure dates:
1732 initial construction
Significance: The Village Inn has been prominent in local tradition as the place where George Washington stayed during the Battle of Monmouth, June 27-30, 1778, and where he wrote the orders for the court-martial of General Charles Lee. Research conducted in conjunction with the Historic Structures Report prepared in 1982, disclosed no documentary evidence to support this legend, nor any to contradict it. The absence of references to the legend to the legend in secondary sources until the early 20th century suggests that it is of 20th century origin.The inn is significant in itself as an additive structure reflecting various building traditions and styles from the 18th through the early 20th centuries. Of particular note are the Dutch framing techniques which were employed in the pre-1750, two-room core of the building and in the ca. 1750-1760 expansion and the 19th century expansion which gave the building a center-hall plan as part of a more formal, balanced room arrangement. The 19th century expansion also attempted as much formal symmetry on the facade as was possible without making major structural changes in the earlier sections.
Related Names
Washington, George
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
Historic American Buildings Survey Nathaniel R. Ewan, Photographer July 12, 1936 EXTERIOR - SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS
Historic American Buildings Survey Nathaniel R. Ewan, Photographer July 12, 1936 EXTERIOR - SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS
VIEW NORTHWEST SHOWING SOUTH (FRONT) AND EAST ELEVATIONS
VIEW NORTH SHOWING EAST END OF SOUTH (FRONT) ELEVATION
VIEW NORTH SHOWING WEST END OF SOUTH (FRONT) ELEVATION
VIEW NORTHEAST SHOWING SOUTH (FRONT) ELEVATION
VIEW SOUTH SHOWING NORTH (REAR) ELEVATION
VIEW SOUTHEAST SHOWING NORTH (REAR) AND WEST ELEVATIONS
VIEW SOUTHWEST SHOWING NORTH (REAR) AND EAST ELEVATIONS
VIEW WEST
VIEW NORTHEAST
VIEW NORTH
VIEW NORTH
SECOND FLOOR
ATTIC
ATTIC
Photocopy of circa 1920 postcard VIEW NORTHWEST SHOWING SOUTH (FRONT) AND EAST ELEVATIONS
Photocopy of 1978 photograph by George J. Evans
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