Shinn Curtis Log House
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The Shinn Curtis Log House lies in the heart of an historic section of Mount Holly, New Jersey, USA.
The early settler's home of hand-hewn
logs originally built in 1712 was encased in a house and was uncovered in 1967 when the surrounding house was demolished. It was in the possession of the Curtis family for 147 years, since 1802, and is now owned by the Mount Holly Historical Society. The building was relocated from what had been Water Street and renamed Rocancas Boulevard.
The early settler's home of hand-hewn
Hewing
Hewing is the process of converting sections of a tree stem from its rounded natural form into a form with more or less flat surfaces using primarily, among other tools, an axe or axes...
logs originally built in 1712 was encased in a house and was uncovered in 1967 when the surrounding house was demolished. It was in the possession of the Curtis family for 147 years, since 1802, and is now owned by the Mount Holly Historical Society. The building was relocated from what had been Water Street and renamed Rocancas Boulevard.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem County, New Jersey
- List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey