Sharp-Mickle House

The Sharp-Mickle House is a Gothic Revival style dwelling located in Mauricetown, New Jersey, constructed around 1860 by landowner and farmer Seth Sharp. The building today resembles its appearance after its 1879 remodel by Samuel Mickle . This building is a private residence and not open to the public.

The Sharp-Mickle House is a Gothic Revival style dwelling constructed c.1860 in Mauricetown, NJ.

Architectural history

The Sharp-Mickle House is four bay, three-story frame dwelling located along the scenic Maurice River. The building contains many characteristics of its Gothic Revival style such as a cross-gable, lancet windows, a bay window, and ornate porches featuring scroll-sawn tracery and brackets. The relatively uniform exterior masks the buildings complex history of alterations and adaptations. Originally the building was conceived as a multiple family home, containing two and a half stories on its north side, and a story and a half on the south. A commercial space operated out of the front room in the 1800s,[1] which is still evidenced by the storefront window. The building was remodeled in 1879 by adding second and third story to the dwelling along with much of the exterior ornamentation and fenestration. The building is covered clapboard siding and the main roof is finished in simulated cedar shake metal shingles. The Sharp-Mickle House has a high level of integrity, containing much of the original fabric from its 1879 remodel.[2]

Social history

Seth Sharp (1790–1866) constructed the dwelling house along with several others in Mauricetown along the river by 1860. Sharp worked as a farmer and landowner renting out several properties along Front Street and operating town wharf. Samuel Mickle, was a local shoe maker, purchased the dwelling and store building from Sharp in 1862.[3] Mickle shared the dwelling with another Mauricetown merchant, William Compton.[4] In 1879, Samuel Mickle purchased the remainder of the dwelling house from William Compton and subsequently remodeled the dwelling.[5] The house has been altered little since that time, small changes have been made to the interior floor plan to serve as a single family home.

References
  1. 1880 Federal Census for Mauricetown, Cumberland County, New Jersey.
  2. " Wealth and Industries of Salem and Cumberland Counties," 1891. Located at the Cumberland County Historical Society.
  3. Deed of sale between Seth Sharp and Samuel Mickle, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Deed Book 99, pg. 329, dated October 11, 1862.
  4. Indicated on 1876 Historical Atlas of Cumberland County
  5. Indicated from examination of physical evidence in the building conducted by field researcher Candice Myruski

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