Christoffel Vought Farmstead
{{short description|Historic house in New Jersey, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Christoffel Vought Farmstead
| nrhp_type =
| image = Christopher Vought House, Annandale, NJ.jpg
| caption = Farmstead in 2020
| nearest_city = Annandale, New Jersey
| coordinates = {{Coord|40.64326|-74.8984|type:landmark_region:US-NJ|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = USA New Jersey Hunterdon County#New Jersey#USA
| built = {{Start date|1759}}
| architect =
| architecture = Colonial, German-American Bank House
| added = January 16, 2008
| area = {{convert|25|acre}}
| refnum = 07001403{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=07001403}}
| designated_other1_name = New Jersey Register of Historic Places
| designated_other1_abbr = NJRHP
| designated_other1_link = New Jersey Register of Historic Places
| designated_other1_date = September 18, 2007
| designated_other1_number = 4392{{cite web |title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County |url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/HUNTERDON.pdf#page=4 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office |page=4 |date=March 23, 2021 }}
| designated_other1_num_position = bottom
| designated_other1_color = #ffc94b
}}
Christoffel Vought Farmstead, commonly known as the 1759 Vought House,{{Cite web |url=http://www.1759house.org/index.html |title=1759 Vought House |access-date=2011-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902204303/http://www.1759house.org/index.html |archive-date=2011-09-02 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://hunterdonhomes.com/history/TheVoughtHouse.pdf |title=The Vought House |access-date=2011-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818041148/http://hunterdonhomes.com/history/TheVoughtHouse.pdf |archive-date=2011-08-18 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/hunterdon-county/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews-0%2F1286310907135290.xml&coll=3 |title=Preservationist group looking to restore 1759 Vought House in Clinton Township - PennLive.com |access-date=2019-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404112030/http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/hunterdon-county/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews-0%2F1286310907135290.xml&coll=3 |archive-date=2012-04-04 |url-status=dead }} is located near Annandale in Clinton Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Built in 1759, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 16, 2008, for its significance in agriculture, archaeology, architecture, exploration/settlement and military history.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=07001403}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination:Christoffel Vought Farmstead |publisher=National Park Service|first1=Emily T.|last1=Cooperman |date=September 2007 }} The building is on Preservation New Jersey's 2010 10 Most Endangered Historic Sites list.{{cite web|title=Preservation New Jersey's 2010 10 Most Endangered Historic Sites|url=http://www.preservationnj.org/site/ExpEng/index.php?/10most|publisher=Preservation New Jersey|accessdate=13 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612073909/http://www.preservationnj.org/site/ExpEng/index.php?%2F10most|archive-date=12 June 2010|url-status=dead}} The building is located on the grounds of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20101011193127/http://www.ctsd.k12.nj.us/ctms/site/default.asp Clinton Township Middle School] and is owned by the Clinton Township Board of Education.
History
Christoffel Vought's parents were German Lutheran immigrants from the Electoral Palatinate. Christoffel built the {{frac|2|1|2}}-story stone house in 1759. The house is a heavy timber frame, and the walls are made with wattle and daub. Distinctive features of the interior are four original plaster ceilings with geometric designs.{{cite web|title=The 1759 Vought House|url=http://www.preservationnj.org/site/ExpEng/index.php?/ten_most/index_detail/The_1759_Vought_House|publisher=Preservation New Jersey|accessdate=13 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609070335/http://www.preservationnj.org/site/ExpEng/index.php?%2Ften_most%2Findex_detail%2FThe_1759_Vought_House|archive-date=9 June 2011|url-status=dead}} The house was part of a 258-acre farm.
Christoffel Vought was a loyalist during the American Revolution and volunteered to join the British Army. Vought was captured by the Patriots and found guilty by a Jury of Inquisition. Vought and his family went into exile in Nova Scotia. The land and house were sold at auction.
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External links
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- {{cite web|title=Christopher Vought House |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=21804 |publisher=The Historical Marker Database}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey}}
{{NRHP in Hunterdon County, New Jersey}}
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Category:Palatine German settlement in New Jersey
Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
Category:Houses completed in 1759
Category:Houses in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Category:New Jersey Register of Historic Places