Lansdowne, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Historic house Lansdown
Historic house Lansdown
Lansdowne, New Jersey is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Lansdowne, New Jersey
Lansdowne, New Jersey
Location of Lansdowne in Hunterdon County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Lansdowne, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Lansdowne, New Jersey
Lansdowne, New Jersey
Lansdowne, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Lansdowne, New Jersey is located in the United States
Lansdowne, New Jersey
Lansdowne, New Jersey
Lansdowne, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°36′30″N 74°54′23″W / 40.60833°N 74.90639°W / 40.60833; -74.90639
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyHunterdon
TownshipFranklin
Elevation
[1]
167 ft (51 m)
GNIS feature ID877671[1]

Lansdowne (also spelled Landsdown or Lansdown) is an unincorporated community located within Franklin Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[2] It was named after Lansdown, England.[3] Judge Samuel Johnston (1706–1785) owned a large estate here. Charles Stewart (1729–1800) married Mary Oakley Johnston (d. 1771), daughter of the judge, and lived in the mansion built here, Lansdown, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4][5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lansdowne". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ Hutchinson, Viola L. (May 1945). The Origin of New Jersey Place Names (PDF). New Jersey Public Library Commission. p. 18.
  4. ↑ Brasch, C.F. (July 23, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lansdown". National Park Service. With accompanying 5 photos
  5. ↑ Mott, George S. (1878). The First Century of Hunterdon County, State of New Jersey. Flemington, N J.: E. Vosseller. pp. 32–35.
  6. ↑ Kuhl, John W. (Spring 2009). "Charles Samuel Stewart (1795–1870), Navy Chaplain" (PDF). Hunterdon Historical Newsletter. Hunterdon County Historical Society. 45 (2): 1058–1060.


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