Broad
Street School
An eight-room stone building was erected in 1923 and the frame
building was replaced by stone additions in later years. |
Location:
255 W Broad St
Gibbstown, NJ |
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OLD
Greenwich Township Municipal Building
(currently Greenwich Township Police Dept and Municipal Court)
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Location:
421 W. Broad Street
(Corner of Broad & Walnut Streets) Gibbstown, NJ |
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C.
A. Nothnagle Log House
Depending
on your source, it is stated that it is "the oldest known structure
in the United States dating back to the 1600s," and "early
Finnish-Swedish settlers built North America's oldest log structure.
Oldest surviving log house in the Western Hemisphere." The
Official Gloucester County web site states: " This one-room
cabin is believed to have been built by Benjamin Braman in the mid-1600's.
Constructed of square-hewn logs with a low-beamed ceiling, it has
a large corner fireplace in a rear corner. Some historians believe
this type of log cabin construction was introduced in America by
the Finns rather than the Swedes, since many of the 17th century
settlers were Finnish." [The plaque at the house says built
between
1638-1643, but the National Historic Homes web site states: "Period
of Significance: 1650-1699"]. This is a private residence,
owned by Harry and Doris Rink. |
Free
Admission; Call before you visit. Groups by appointment.
Location: 406 Swedesboro Rd.
Gibbstown, NJ 08027
(609) 423 0916
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History
of the C.A. Nothnagle Log House
- American Memory - Photographs
of House in 1936
- Listing
on the National Historic Register
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