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Robinson Plantation House

Clark, New JerseyHouses in Union County, New JerseyHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New JerseyMuseums in Union County, New JerseyNational Register of Historic Places in Union County, New Jersey
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The Robinson Plantation House is a historic house in Clark, New Jersey built around 1690 on territory that was part of the Elizabethtown Tract, and was once part of Rahway. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 as Seventeenth Century Clark House. The owner of the house, Dr. William Robinson, was the first official landowner in Clark, NJ. He was one of only a few physicians in New Jersey at the time, and built a medicine room in the house to practice "Physick," a then-popular form of healing using plants and herbs. He also performed ChirurgeryThe Squire Hartshorne House is another home from the 17th century located in Clark.

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