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Miller-Kingsland House

1740 establishments in New JerseyBoonton, New JerseyHouses completed in 1740Houses in Morris County, New JerseyHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
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MILLER KINGSLAND HOUSE, BOONTON, MORRIS COUNTY
MILLER KINGSLAND HOUSE, BOONTON, MORRIS COUNTY

Miller-Kingsland House is located in Boonton, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1740 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1973. The Miller-Kingsland House is the oldest recorded home in Boonton and is listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places. The original Dutch house was one-room with a sleeping attic, built by Johannes Miller in 1740. This room, which is complete with a large cooking fireplace and beehive oven, makes up the west wing of the current structure.

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MILLER KINGSLAND HOUSE, BOONTON, MORRIS COUNTY
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Boonton Public Schools

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Parsonage of the Montville Reformed Dutch Church
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