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Gov. Charles C. Stratton House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	538 Kings Highway, Woolwich Township, New Jersey
Coordinates	39°45′7″N 75°18′10″W / 39.75194°N 75.30278°W / 39.75194; -75.30278
Area	13 acres (5.3 ha)
Built	c. 1794
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	73001101
NJRHP No.	1444
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 29, 1973
Designated NJRHP	May 1, 1972

The Gov. Charles C. Stratton House, also known as Stratton Hall or Stratton Mansion, is located at 538 Kings Highway, near Swedesboro, in Woolwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built c. 1794 and documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 1973, for its significance in architecture and politics. The house was the home of New Jersey Governor Charles C. Stratton.

History and description

The house is a two and one-half story brick house with Flemish bond and featuring Federal architecture. It was built c. 1794 near Raccoon Creek by Doctor James Stratton. His son, Charles C. Stratton, was born here in 1796 and lived here the rest of his life. He became the first governor of New Jersey under the new state constitution of 1844, which provided for the direct election of the governor.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Gloucester County, New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#73001101)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Gloucester County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 30, 2023. p. 8. listed as Stratton Hall, (formerly identified as in Swedesboro Borough)
3. ^ "Stratton Mansion". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1936.
4. ^ Bassett, William B. (March 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gov. Charles C. Stratton House". National Park Service. With accompanying photo

External links

• Media related to Stratton Mansion (Swedesboro, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-82-A, "Stratton Mansion, Swedesboro, Gloucester County, NJ", 2 photos, 10 measured drawings, 7 data pages
• "Stratton Hall". The Historical Marker Database.

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Landmarks	Red Bank Battlefield
Districts	Mullica Hill Historic District Pitman Grove
Places of worship	Downer Methodist Episcopal Church Memorial Presbyterian Church Moravian Church Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church and Mount Zion Cemetery Richwood Methodist Church St. Peter's Episcopal Church St. Thomas Episcopal Church Trinity Church Upper Greenwich Friends Meetinghouse Woodbury Friends' Meetinghouse
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Buildings	Barnsboro Hotel Carpenter Street School Free Library and Reading Room-Williamstown Memorial Library G. G. Green's Block Hall Street School Mount Pleasant School Richardson Avenue School West Jersey Rail Road Glassboro Depot
Sites	Salisbury Farm
Structures	Tinicum Island Rear Range Light
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