Governor's House, 149 Kearny Avenue, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, NJ

The Proprietary House added as secondary name in November 2014.

Significance: The house was erected by the Lord Proprietors for His Excellency William Franklin, Captain General and Governor-in-Chief of the Province of New Jersey.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-267

Survey number: HABS NJ-341

Building/structure dates: 1762- 1764 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1809 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1784 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1794-1799 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1794-1799 Subsequent Work

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