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John Welling House

Houses in Mercer County, New JerseyNational Register of Historic Places in Mercer County, New JerseyNew Jersey Register of Historic PlacesNew Jersey Registered Historic Place stubsPennington, New Jersey
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JOHN WELLING HOUSE, PENNINGTON, MERCER COUNTY
JOHN WELLING HOUSE, PENNINGTON, MERCER COUNTY

The John Welling House is a historic Dutch Colonial home in Pennington, New Jersey that dates to the early 18th century. John Welling moved to the Hopewell valley from Jamaica, New York in 1727 and leased the home and 223 acres (90 ha) farm from Terit Lester, purchasing it the next year. A tradition exists that during the British occupation of Pennington during the American Revolution a Hessian soldier was taken captive in the home. Welling's great-granddaughter, Elizabeth Welling, married John D. Hart who built the adjacent John D. Hart House, which is also on the National Register of Historic Places. The home remained in the Welling family until 1921 and from 1928 until 1973 was home to Congressman Charles R. Howell. The house is a rare example of a Dutch clapboard and shingle house, one of the few remaining in Mercer County.

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John Welling House
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Curlis Avenue 56
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New Jersey, United States
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JOHN WELLING HOUSE, PENNINGTON, MERCER COUNTY
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