Gov. Charles C. Stratton House

{{short description|Historic house in New Jersey, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Gov. Charles C. Stratton House

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| image = StrattonHall NJ.JPG

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| location = 538 Kings Highway, Woolwich Township, New Jersey

| coordinates = {{coord|39|45|7|N|75|18|10|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = USA New Jersey Gloucester County#New Jersey#USA

| built = {{Circa|1794}}

| architecture = Federal

| added = January 29, 1973

| area = {{convert|13|acre}}

| refnum = 73001101{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=73001101}}

| 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 = May 1, 1972

| designated_other1_number = 1444{{cite web |title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Gloucester County |url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/GLOUCESTER.pdf#page=8 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office |page=8 |date=March 30, 2023 |quote=listed as Stratton Hall, (formerly identified as in Swedesboro Borough)}}

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| designated_other1_color = #ffc94b

}}

The Gov. Charles C. Stratton House, also known as Stratton Hall or Stratton Mansion, is located at 538 Kings Highway, near Swedesboro, in Woolwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built {{circa|1794}} and documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936.{{cite web |title=Stratton Mansion |url=https://loc.gov/pictures/item/nj0531/ |date=1936 |publisher=Historic American Buildings Survey}} It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 1973, for its significance in architecture and politics.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=73001101}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gov. Charles C. Stratton House |publisher=National Park Service|first1=William B. |last1=Bassett |date=March 1971 }} With {{NRHP url|id=73001101|photos=y|title=accompanying photo}} The house was the home of New Jersey Governor Charles C. Stratton.

History and description

The house is a two and one-half story brick house with Flemish bond and featuring Federal architecture. It was built {{circa|1794}} near Raccoon Creek by Doctor James Stratton. His son, Charles C. Stratton, was born here in 1796 and lived here the rest of his life. He became the first governor of New Jersey under the new state constitution of 1844, which provided for the direct election of the governor.

File:Historic American Buildings Survey Nathaniel R. Ewan, Photographer April 8, 1936 EXTERIOR - NORTHWEST ELEVATION - Stratton Mansion, Swedesboro, Gloucester County, NJ HABS NJ,8-SWEBO.V,3-1.tif

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