Chatham in Morris County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Price-Baldwin House

Circa 1770

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 3, 2016

1. Price-Baldwin House Marker

Inscription. This home represents a prosperous early 1800s farmer’s homestead with its wide center hall, tall ceilings, and brick beehive oven. The original 1770’s 5 room house was doubled to its current size in the 1830s by Edward Price, a successful farmer and blacksmith who amassed 178 acres extending across Southern Blvd and into The Great Swamp. The Baldwin family occupied the homestead in the late 1800s.

Erected 2012 by Chatham Township Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1770.

Location. 40° 43.369′ N, 74° 24.296′ W. Marker is in Chatham, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is on Southern Blvd.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chatham NJ 07928, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Jersey

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mount Vernon School (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (approx. half a mile away); Chatham Colony Association (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lewis Noe Farmstead (approx. 0.6 miles away); Chatham Township WWII Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away);

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New Providence 9-11 Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Academy / Old Borough Hall (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bey's Boxing Camp (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chatham.

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 3, 2016

2. Price-Baldwin House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,818 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.