Shippen Manor
Encyclopedia
Shippen Manor is located in Oxford
, New Jersey
. The manor was built in 1755 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on December 20, 1984.
and would manage the furnace from this home. The manor was featured on an episode of Ghost Hunters
that aired September 8, 2010.
style with local stone. The walls are two feet thick and there are three chimneys. The ground floors is divided into six rooms. The upper floor consists of two bed chambers and four garret rooms.
Oxford, New Jersey
Oxford is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Oxford Township, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. The population was 2,283 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oxford is located at ....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. The manor was built in 1755 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on December 20, 1984.
History
Shippen Manor was built in 1755 on an estate of four thousand acres for Dr. William Shippen II and his brother Joseph Shippen II. The brothers owned the nearby Oxford FurnaceOxford Furnace
Oxford Furnace is located in Oxford Township, New Jersey. The furnace was built in 1741 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 1977.-History:...
and would manage the furnace from this home. The manor was featured on an episode of Ghost Hunters
Ghost Hunters
Ghost Hunters is an American paranormal reality television series that premiered on October 6, 2004, on Syfy . The program features paranormal investigators Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson who investigate places that are reported to be haunted. The two originally worked as plumbers for Roto-Rooter as...
that aired September 8, 2010.
Design
The manor is built in GeorgianGeorgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
style with local stone. The walls are two feet thick and there are three chimneys. The ground floors is divided into six rooms. The upper floor consists of two bed chambers and four garret rooms.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, New Jersey
- List of museums in New Jersey
External links
- Shippen Manor - Warren County Cultural & Heritage Commission
- View of Shippen Manor via Google Street ViewGoogle Street ViewGoogle Street View is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides panoramic views from various positions along many streets in the world...