Henry Doremus House

Henry Doremus House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	490 Main Road Towaco, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°55′6″N 74°21′15″W
Area	12.4 acres (5.0 ha)
Built	c. 1760
Architectural style	Colonial, Dutch Colonial
MPS	Dutch Stone Houses in Montville MPS
NRHP reference No.	72000805[1]
NJRHP No.	2155[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 31, 1972
Designated NJRHP	November 25, 1991

The Henry Doremus House, also known as the Captain Thomas Doremus House, is a historic stone house located at 490 Main Road (U.S. Route 202) in the Towaco section of the township of Montville, New Jersey. The oldest section was built around 1760.^[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 31, 1972 as the Doremus House for its significance in architecture. It was listed as the Henry Doremus House as part of the Dutch Stone Houses in Montville, New Jersey Multiple Property Submission (MPS) on January 17, 1992.^[2][4]

History and description

The one and one-half story stone house was built c. 1760 by Henry Doremus, who later sold it to his brother Thomas Doremus. June 25–27, 1780, during the American Revolutionary War, the house was used as headquarters for General George Washington after the Battle of Springfield.^[4] August 26–28, 1781, the First Brigade of the French Army, the Expédition Particulière, under command of the French general Comte de Rochambeau, marched past this house, along the route to Yorktown, Virginia.^[5]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey
• List of Washington's Headquarters during the Revolutionary War
• List of historic sites preserved along Rochambeau's route
• List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#72000805)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 29, 2022. p. 11. listed as the Henry Doremus House
3. "Henry Doremus House". New Jersey Historic Trust.
4. Fowler, Alex J. (September 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Doremus House". National Park Service. With accompanying 7 photos
5. Selig, Robert A. "The Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in The State of New Jersey, 1781 – 1783: An Historical and Architectural Survey" (PDF). New Jersey Historic Trust. p. 243.

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-488, "Henry Doremus House, State Route 32, Towaco, Morris County, NJ", 1 photo, 7 measured drawings, 4 data pages, supplemental material
• "Henry Doremus House". Historical Marker Database.