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Boxwood Hall | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
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| Location | 1073 East Jersey Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA |
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| Coordinates | 40°39′49″N 74°12′37″W / 40.66361°N 74.21028°W |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | 1750[2] |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000397[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 18, 1970[1] |
| Designated NHL | November 28, 1972[3] |
Boxwood Hall State Historic Site, located at 1073 East Jersey Street in Elizabeth, New Jersey, is a historic house museum operated by the state of New Jersey. Boxwood Hall was built about 1750, and is a National Historic Landmark for its association with Founding Father Elias Boudinot (1740-1821), who lived here from 1772 to 1795. Boudinot, a lawyer, politician, and diplomat, was president of the Continental Congress 1782–83.
In 1772, Alexander Hamilton, another Founding Father, stayed briefly with the Boudinots while attending Elizabethtown Academy. In 1795, Boudinot sold the mansion to Jonathan Dayton, also a Founding Father and then speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Dayton lived at Boxwood Hall with his wife until dying in 1824.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ NPS Colonials and Patriots Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Boxwood Hall". National Historic Landmark Quicklinks. National Park Service. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012.