The Davenport–Demarest House is a historic stone farmhouse located at 140 Changebridge Road in the township of
Montville in
Morris County, New Jersey
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. The oldest section was built . The farmhouse was documented by the
Historic American Buildings Survey
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in 1938. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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on January 17, 1992, for its significance in architecture.
[ With ] It was listed as part of the Dutch Stone Houses in Montville
Multiple Property Submission
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(MPS).
History and description
Humphrey Davenport (1656–1735) purchased land in the area starting in 1714. His son, Humphrey Davenport Jr. (1697–1770) sold his share to Robert Gould Sr. in 1734, before his father died. Gould was the first town clerk of Pequannock and a county judge. His son inherited the property and mortgaged it to John Salter in 1782. He sold it to Samuel Demarest in 1788. His son Lawrence Demarest owned it next. The oldest section of the house may have built as early as 1720 or as late as 1780. The stone farmhouse features local
Dutch Colonial architecture. A frame wing was added in the 1920s.
See also
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List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey
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Montville, New Jersey
Houses in Morris County, New Jersey
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Morris County, New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Historic American Buildings Survey in New Jersey
Stone houses in New Jersey
Colonial architecture in New Jersey