Perth Amboy in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Kearny Cottage

Built approximately 1784

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 6, 2016

1. Kearny Cottage Marker

Inscription.
Lifelong home of Commodore Lawrence Kearny, the sailor diplomat responsible for initiating relations between the United States and China.

Always known as "The Cottage'. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Peace.

Location. 40° 30.042′ N, 74° 16.328′ W. Marker is in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is on Catalpa Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 63 Catalpa Avenue, Perth Amboy NJ 08861, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey, in Greater Princeton, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: Elizabeth Lawrence (here, next to this marker); Kearny Cottage: Historic Home (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Kearny Cottage (a few steps from this marker); Purple Heart Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans' War Memorial (about 600 feet away); The Bluff: Witness to History (about 800 feet away); The Water Highway (approx. 0.2 miles away); Count Casimir Pulaski (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perth Amboy.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 6, 2016

2. Kearny Cottage Marker

Kearny Cottage image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 6, 2016

3. Kearny Cottage

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 16, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.