Owen Coachman House

Historic house in New Jersey, United States

United States historic place

Significant dates

Owen Coachman House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places

Owen Coachman House in Lower Township, New Jersey, April 2010
38°57′44″N 74°55′46″W / 38.96222°N 74.92944°W / 38.96222; -74.92944
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1695
Architectural style	Postmedieval English
NRHP reference No.	05000964^[1]
NJRHP No.	4459^[2]
Added to NRHP	September 9, 2005
Designated NJRHP	July 22, 2005

Owen Coachman House is located in Lower Township, Cape May County, New Jersey. The original one-room house was built between 1695 and 1700 in Townbank along Delaware Bay. It was moved to its present location on Shunpike Road on Cape Island in 1846. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in September 2005.

Restoration work performed on the property in the early 2000s won an award from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for its quality and sensitivity to the historic nature of the house.^[3]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Cape May County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
^ "Historic Preservation Awards Ceremony". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

Lower Township, New Jersey

Settlements

Cold Spring
Diamond Beach
Erma
Miami Beach
North Cape May (independent until 1945)
Rio Grande (part)
South Cape May (independent until 1945)
Villas

Schools

Landmarks

Battery 223
Cape May–Lewes Ferry Terminal
Cape May Airport
- Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum
Cape May Point State Park (parts)
- Cape May Lighthouse
Cape May Winery & Vineyard
Owen Coachman House
Cold Spring Grange Hall
Cold Spring Presbyterian Church
Fire Control Tower No. 23
Fishing Creek Schoolhouse
Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery
George Hildreth House
Jonathan Pyne House
Rio Grande station
Sunset Beach
Turdo Vineyards & Winery

History

This list is incomplete.
Some areas considered to be Rio Grande are in Lower Township though the census-designated place (CDP) itself is in Middle Township.
Cape Christian Academy formerly had campuses in Lower Township.
St. Raymond Catholic School merged into Our Lady Star of the Sea in Cape May which merged into what became Wildwood Catholic Academy.

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Landmarks	Cape May Historic District
Districts	Dennisville Historic District Marshallville Historic District Naval Air Station Wildwood Historic District Ocean City Residential Historic District South Tuckahoe Historic District
Places of worship	Calvary Baptist Church Cold Spring Presbyterian Church New Asbury Methodist Episcopal Meeting House Saint Peter's-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue
Houses	J. Thompson Baker House Thomas Beesley Jr. House Thomas Beesley Sr. House Caribbean Motel Chateau Bleu Motel Owen Coachman House Joseph Falkinburg House Judge Nathaniel Foster House John Wesley Gandy House George Hildreth House John Holmes House Thomas Leaming House Henry Ludlam House Thomas Ludlam Jr. House Jonathan Pyne House Reeves-Iszard-Godfey House William S. Townsend House Whilldin–Miller House
Buildings	Avalon Life Saving Station Battery 223 Cold Spring Grange Hall Hangar No. 1-United States Naval Air Station Wildwood Fire Control Tower No. 23 Fishing Creek Schoolhouse The Flanders Hotel Goshen School Marine National Bank Ocean City 34th Street Station Ocean City City Hall Ocean City Life-Saving Station Ocean City Tenth Street Station Octagonal Poultry House Old Cape May County Courthouse Building Rio Grande Station Tuckahoe Station U.S. Life-Saving Station No. 35
Structures	Brandywine Shoal Light Cape May Lighthouse Hereford Inlet Light TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape May County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey