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Silas Riggs House
Silas Riggs House in 2018
Silas Riggs House is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Silas Riggs House
Silas Riggs House is located in New Jersey
Silas Riggs House
Silas Riggs House is located in the United States
Silas Riggs House
Location213 Main Street
Ledgewood, New Jersey
Coordinates40°52′43.5″N 74°39′08″W / 40.878750°N 74.65222°W / 40.878750; -74.65222 (Silas Riggs House)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1805
Part ofLedgewood Historic District (ID13000202)
NRHP reference No.77000894[1]
NJRHP No.2253[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 11, 1977
Designated CPApril 18, 2013
Designated NJRHPSeptember 20, 1974

The Silas Riggs House is a historic house built around 1805 by Silas Riggs (1779–1847) in the Ledgewood section of Roxbury Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 11, 1977, for its significance in architecture and community history.[3] It was later added as a contributing property to the Ledgewood Historic District on April 18, 2013.[4]

History and description

Silas Riggs was born in Mendham and moved here, then known as Drakesville, around 1805. Riggs was a tanner, and later a canal boat owner, operating on the Morris Canal. His son, Albert Rose Riggs, owned the King Store. The one and one-half story frame house was moved to its current location in 1962. It was restored by the Roxbury Township Historical Society.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#77000894)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 23.
  3. ^ a b Dodd, John Bruce (January 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Silas Riggs House". National Park Service. With accompanying pictures
  4. ^ Parsekian, Ann; Armstrong, Janice; Bertland, Dennis (June 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ledgewood Historic District". National Park Service.
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