Glassboro in Gloucester County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hollybush

Photographed By Thomas Anderson, March 8, 2021

1. Hollybush Marker

Inscription.
Hollybush was built in 1849 for industrialist Thomas Whitney. In 1917, the Italianate villa, located on the Whitney Estate, became part of the campus of the New Jersey State Normal School at Glassboro, now Rowan University. The house has served as the residence for college presidents and students, a museum and a meeting facility.

Hollybush is best known as the site of the 1967 global meeting between President Lyndon Johnson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin, leaders of the Cold War superpowers.

Hollybush was listed as the "Whitney Mansion" in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places on March 15, 1972, and in the National Register of Historic Places on December 5, 1972. Restoration has been made possible by the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust administered by the New Jersey Historic Trust/State of New Jersey

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Peace • War, Cold. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1967.

Location. 39° 42.383′ N, 75° 7.059′ W. Marker is in Glassboro, New Jersey, in Gloucester County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Whitney Avenue and Summit Lane, on the left when traveling west. The marker is located at Rowan University. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glassboro NJ 08028, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies. History of Pitman Grove (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Mullica House (approx. 6.1 miles away); William Mullica House (approx. 6.1 miles away); First Police Station (approx. 6.8 miles away); Ireland-Hofer House (approx. 6.8 miles away); First National POW-MIA Memorial Park (approx. 6.9 miles away); Christopher Columbus (approx. 6.9 miles away); Free Reading Room and Library Association (approx. 7 miles away).

Regarding Hollybush. While no agreement regarding the reduction of nuclear weapons was reached at this Summit, the cordial atmosphere of the summit led to a warming of relations between the two superpowers, historically referred to as "The Spirit of Glassboro".

Also see . . . Hollybush Mansion at Rowan University. (Submitted on March 13, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed By Thomas Anderson, March 8, 2021

2. Hollybush

Hollybush Mansion image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Thomas Anderson, March 8, 2021

3. Hollybush Mansion

Hollybush Mansion Sign at Rowan University image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Carl Gordon Moore Jr., May 4, 2023

4. Hollybush Mansion Sign at Rowan University

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2021, by Thomas Anderson of Haddon Township, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on May 5, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 8, 2021, by Thomas Anderson of Haddon Township, New Jersey. 4. submitted on May 5, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.