Proprietary House

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Proprietary House is a historic 18th-century mansion in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, best known as the former residence of the last royal governor of colonial New Jersey.

All labels observed (2)

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Proprietary House canonical 1
Proprietary House Association 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house
mansion
museum
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture
category Governor's mansions in the United States
Historic house museums in New Jersey
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
Museums in Middlesex County, New Jersey
cityHistoricDesignation Perth Amboy historic site
constructionStartDate 1762
country United States of America
county Middlesex County, New Jersey
currentUse event venue
historic house museum
floorCount 3 above ground
governingBody Proprietary House self-linksurface differs
surface form: Proprietary House Association
hasBallroom yes
hasBasement yes
hasChimneys yes
hasDiningRoom yes
hasGarden yes
hasRestoration yes
hasStaircase central staircase
hasWebsite https://www.theproprietaryhouse.org/
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
historicalPeriod colonial era
location Perth Amboy
surface form: Perth Amboy, New Jersey
materialUsed brick
namedAfter East Jersey
surface form: Proprietors of East Jersey
near Raritan Bay
notableResident William Franklin
NRHPListingDate 1966
NRHPReferenceNumber 66000472
NRHPType building
numberOfStoreys 3
occupant William Franklin
openToPublic yes
originalFunction official residence of the royal governor of New Jersey
partOf Perth Amboy historic district
publicAccess guided tours
region Raritan Bay
surface form: Raritan Bay area
roofMaterial slate
significantEvent American Revolutionary War era occupation
residence of last royal governor of colonial New Jersey
state New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
touristAttraction yes
yearCompleted 1764

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Perth Amboy hasLandmark Proprietary House
Proprietary House governingBody Proprietary House self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Proprietary House Association