James Townley House

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

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = James Townley House

| nrhp_type =

| image = James Townley House, Union, NJ - rear view.jpg

| caption =

| location = Kean University Campus, Morris Avenue and Green Lane, Union Township, Union County, New Jersey

| coordinates = {{coord|40|40|54|N|74|14|05|W|region:US_type:landmark|name=James Townley House|display=inline,title}}

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

| built = {{circa|1796}}

| builder = John Townley

| added = May 14, 1979

| area =

| refnum = 79001530{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=79001530}}

| 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 = February 16, 1979

| designated_other1_number = 2734{{cite web |title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Union County |url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/UNION.pdf#page=14 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office |page=14 |date=March 23, 2021 }}

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| designated_other1_color = #ffc94b

}}

The James Townley House is a historic farmhouse on the campus of Kean University located at the intersection of Morris Avenue and Green Lane in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1939.{{cite web |title=James Townley House |url=https://loc.gov/pictures/item/nj0854/ |date=1939 |publisher=Historic American Buildings Survey}} The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1979, for its significance in architecture.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=79001530}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: James Townley House |publisher=National Park Service|first1=C. Harrison Jr. |last1=Hill |date=October 1978 }} With {{NRHP url|id=79001530|photos=y|title=accompanying 2 photos}}