Whitney Mansion (Glassboro, New Jersey)
Originally the home of the Whitney family, it was the first of its kind in South Jersey, setting a precedent with its Italianate architectural style. Its interior decorations attest to this precedent, featuring significantly unique elements such as the trompe de l'oeil ceilings in the parlor and the Summit Room, as well as the painted glass archway above and around the front door. The stone used in the construction of Hollybush was New Jersey Ironstone, a sedimentary type of stone found in the low hills and ridges of South Jersey.
In 1967, the mansion hosted the Glassboro Summit Conference, a summit meeting between United States President Lyndon B. Johnson and Soviet Union Premier Alexei Kosygin.
The mansion was built in 1849 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 5, 1972, for its significance in architecture and politics/government.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#72000795)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Gloucester County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 28, 2021. p. 2.
- ^ "Home".
- ^ "The History of Hollybush Mansion". sites.rowan.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
- ^ Bassett, William B. (March 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Whitney Mansion". National Park Service. With accompanying photo
External links
- Media related to Hollybush Mansion at Wikimedia Commons
- "Hollybush". Historical Marker Database.