Built in 1781, it was originally located on High Street but was moved to Sadowski Parkway when the last Kearny descendant died in the 1920s. The building was later moved again to where it now stands at 63 Catalpa Avenue, just inland from the mouth of the Raritan River. The four-room cottage is a museum operated by Kearny Cottage Historical Society and serves as a repository for many items donated by citizens of Perth Amboy reflecting the maritime history of its owners and the city. A colonial garden is located on the grounds.[4]
The cottage was home Elizabeth Lawrence Kearny, the poet Lady Scribblerus,[5] and Michael Kearny. Their son, Lawrence Kearny was born and died in the house. Commodore Kearny was famous for his open door trade policy with China[6] and he was known as “the Sailor Diplomat.”[4]
^"Kearny Cottage". New Jersey Historic Trust. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
^ abWestergaard, Barbara (August 2005), New Jersey: A Guide to the State (3rd ed.), Rutgers University Press, ISBN0-8135-3685-5
^Mills, W. Jay (1902). "Historic Houses of New Jersey". www.getnj.com/. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
^. Raritan/Millstone Guidebook. www.raritanmillstone.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
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kearny, cottage, historic, home, perth, amboy, middlesex, county, jersey, united, states, open, public, historic, house, museum, operated, historical, society, lawrence, kearny, houseu, national, register, historic, placesnew, jersey, register, historic, place. The Kearny Cottage is a historic home in Perth Amboy Middlesex County New Jersey United States 3 It is open to the public as a historic house museum and is operated by Kearny Cottage Historical Society Lawrence Kearny HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesNew Jersey Register of Historic PlacesThe Lawrence House in fall 2011Show map of Middlesex County New JerseyShow map of New JerseyShow map of the United StatesLocation63 Catalpa AvenuePerth Amboy New JerseyCoordinates40 30 23 N 74 15 57 W 40 50639 N 74 26583 W 40 50639 74 26583Built1781Architectural style18th century vernacularNRHP reference No 76001166 1 NJRHP No 1894 2 Significant datesAdded to NRHPMay 28 1976Designated NJRHPSeptember 16 1975Built in 1781 it was originally located on High Street but was moved to Sadowski Parkway when the last Kearny descendant died in the 1920s The building was later moved again to where it now stands at 63 Catalpa Avenue just inland from the mouth of the Raritan River The four room cottage is a museum operated by Kearny Cottage Historical Society and serves as a repository for many items donated by citizens of Perth Amboy reflecting the maritime history of its owners and the city A colonial garden is located on the grounds 4 The cottage was home Elizabeth Lawrence Kearny the poet Lady Scribblerus 5 and Michael Kearny Their son Lawrence Kearny was born and died in the house Commodore Kearny was famous for his open door trade policy with China 6 and he was known as the Sailor Diplomat 4 The house is listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places as the Lawrence Kearny House 1 2 See also editList of the oldest buildings in New Jersey National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County New JerseyReferences edit a b New Jersey Middlesex County National Register of Historic Places Retrieved 2011 07 07 a b New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places Middlesex County PDF New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office June 2 2011 p 7 Archived from the original PDF on June 4 2011 Retrieved 2011 07 07 Kearny Cottage New Jersey Historic Trust Retrieved 2011 07 07 a b Westergaard Barbara August 2005 New Jersey A Guide to the State 3rd ed Rutgers University Press ISBN 0 8135 3685 5 Mills W Jay 1902 Historic Houses of New Jersey www getnj com Retrieved 2011 06 25 Perth Amboy Raritan Millstone Guidebook www raritanmillstone org Archived from the original on 2012 11 16 Retrieved 2011 06 06 External links edit nbsp Media related to Kearny Cottage Perth Amboy at Wikimedia Commons Kearny Cottage official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kearny Cottage amp oldid 1153115124, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
