Joseph Ware House

Joseph Ware House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	134 Poplar Street Hancock's Bridge, New Jersey
Coordinates	39°30′21″N 75°29′09″W
Area	5.4 acres (2.2 ha)
Built	c. 1730, 1758
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	89002418[1]
NJRHP No.	2434[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 26, 1990
Designated NJRHP	December 15, 1989

The Joseph Ware House, also known as the Joshua Thompson House and the Ware–Shourds House, is a historic house located at 134 Poplar Street in the Hancock's Bridge section of Lower Alloways Creek Township in Salem County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 26, 1990, for its significance in architecture, exploration/settlement, literature, military history, and politics/government.[3]

History and description

In 1711, Joseph Ware Jr. (1684–1754) inherited the land and property from his father. According to local historian Thomas Shourds (1805–1891), he built a house here c. 1730. His second son, Solomon Ware, inherited the house in 1754 and built a one-story brick addition in 1758. His daughter Sarah Ware inherited it in 1765. She married Joshua Thompson in 1773.[3] On March 21, 1778, Judge William Hancock Jr. was mortally wounded at nearby Hancock House and later died here. The judge married Sarah Thompson, Joshua's sister.[4] Next, Joshua's oldest son, Joseph Thompson bought the house from him. Joseph's daughter Sarah Thompson inherited the property and later married Shourds in 1828.[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem County, New Jersey
• List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#89002418)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Salem County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 20, 2022. p. 2. listed as the Ware–Shourds House
3. Willard, Russell J. (August 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Joseph Ware House". National Park Service. With accompanying 23 photos
4. Shourds, Thomas (1876). "History and Genealogy of Fenwick's Colony, New Jersey". p. 59. OCLC 3838100.