Benjamin Holme's House
Historic house in New Jersey, United States
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Benjamin Holme's House, also known as Holmeland, is located on Fort Elfsborg-Hancock's Bridge Road in Elsinboro Township near Salem in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. The oldest part of the house was built c. 1729. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 31, 1978, for its significance in architecture, government, and military history.[3]
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| Location | Fort Elfsborg-Hancock's Bridge Road, Elsinboro Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 39°32′43″N 75°30′46″W |
| Area | 180 acres (73 ha) |
| Built | c. 1729, c. 1784 |
| Architectural style | Jersey Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001794[1] |
| No parameter No. | 2431[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | August 31, 1978 |
| Designated No parameter | December 19, 1977 |
History and description
The original property expanded over 1,600 acres, with a ferry running to New Castle, Delaware. It now is 180 acres (73 ha). The original house was built c. 1729, but was looted and burned by the British during the American Revolutionary War. It was later rebuilt by Colonel Benjamin Holme, adding the east section of the house c. 1784. Holme had fought in the Battle of Quinton's Bridge. The two and one-half story brick house features Jersey Georgian architecture.[3]