Davenport–Demarest House

Davenport–Demarest House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	140 Changebridge Road Montville, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°53′38″N 74°22′00″W
Built	c. 1720–1780
Architectural style	Colonial, Dutch Colonial
MPS	Dutch Stone Houses in Montville MPS
NRHP reference No.	91001934[1]
NJRHP No.	2151[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 17, 1992
Designated NJRHP	November 25, 1991

The Davenport–Demarest House is a historic stone farmhouse located at 140 Changebridge Road in the township of Montville in Morris County, New Jersey. The oldest section was built c. 1720–1780. The farmhouse was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1938.^[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 1992, for its significance in architecture.^[1][4] It was listed as part of the Dutch Stone Houses in Montville Multiple Property Submission (MPS).^[5]

History and description

Humphrey Davenport (1656–1735) purchased land in the area starting in 1714. His son, Humphrey Davenport Jr. (1697–1770) sold his share to Robert Gould Sr. in 1734, before his father died. Gould was the first town clerk of Pequannock and a county judge. His son inherited the property and mortgaged it to John Salter in 1782. He sold it to Samuel Demarest in 1788. His son Lawrence Demarest owned it next. The oldest section of the house may have built as early as 1720 or as late as 1780. The stone farmhouse features local Dutch Colonial architecture. A frame wing was added in the 1920s.^[4]

HABS photo from 1938

See also

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

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#91001934)". 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.
3. "Demarest Farmhouse". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1938.
4. Foster, Janet W. (September 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Davenport–Demarest House". National Park Service. With accompanying 5 photos
5. Foster, Janet W. (September 1990). "Dutch Stone Houses in Montville". National Park Service.

External links

• Media related to Demarest Farmhouse (Montville, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-309, "Demarest Farmhouse, Changebridge Road, Montville, Morris County, NJ", 2 photos, 8 measured drawings, 3 data pages, supplemental material