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Proprietary House

Proprietary House in , , , is a historic proprietary governor's mansion, the only one from the original Thirteen Colonies still standing.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: historic building in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
  • Also known as: “Governor’s House” and “William Franklin House”
  • Address: 149 Kearny Avenue, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Peters Episcopal Church and Perth Amboy City Hall.

Church
Photo: KForce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church is a historic church at Rector and Gordon Streets in , , New Jersey. It is the oldest Episcopal parish in New Jersey and contains the oldest extant gravestone in New Jersey. is situated 1,200 feet east of Proprietary House.

Town hall
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
City Hall in , , , United States, is a historic building built in the early 18th century. It is now the oldest public building in continuous use in the United States. is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Proprietary House.

Museum
Photo: KForce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , located on the Arthur Kill in , , , United States, was once a vital ferry slip for boats in New York Harbor. is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Proprietary House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harbortown, Perth Amboy and Perth Amboy.

Hamlet
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Harbortown is a planned community neighborhood in in , in the U.S. state of . It is situated south of the along the Arthur Kill, between the city's traditional waterfront and the Kinder Morgan…

Photo: Rafaelgarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in northeastern , in the U.S. state of , within the . As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 55,436.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood on the South Shore of , . It is the southernmost neighborhood and settlement in both New York City and State, as well as the westernmost neighborhood in New York City.

Proprietary House

Latitude
40.50341° or 40° 30′ 12″ north
Longitude
-74.2693° or 74° 16′ 10″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Inception
1764
Open location code
87G7GP3J+97
Open­Street­Map ID
way 362694586
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
5102965
Wiki­data ID
Q7250427
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