Case Farmstead

Case Farmstead
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	Little York-Pattenburg Road Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Nearest city	Pattenburg, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°38′2″N 75°1′57″W
Area	88 acres (36 ha)
Built	1800 (1800)
Architectural style	I-house
NRHP reference No.	79001496[1]
NJRHP No.	1634[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 14, 1979
Designated NJRHP	October 13, 1978

The Case Farmstead, also known as the Daniel Case / Sarah Clark Case Farmstead, is a historic 88-acre (36 ha) farm located along County Route 614 (Little York-Pattenburg Road) near Pattenburg in Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 14, 1979, for its significance in architecture and medicine. The farmstead includes three contributing buildings.[3]

History and description

The two and one-half story stone house was built c. 1800 with I-house design. Daniel Case and his wife Sarah moved in c. 1801. Sarah Clark Case (1776–1859) was a nurse and midwife.[3] In 1816, she earned a medical license, issued by the New Jersey Medical Society, and became the first licensed female physician in the county.[4]

See also

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

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#79001496)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 23, 2022. p. 16.
3. Karschner, Terry (May 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Case Farmstead". National Park Service. With accompanying 8 photos
4. Wise, Robert P. (2014). "Healthcare, 2014". The First 300 Years of Hunterdon County, 1714–2014. Flemington, New Jersey: Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission. pp. 105–106. LCCN 2013957213.