David Sheppard House, Bridgeton
- Identifier
- NJS-PLC-00489
- Place Type
- Domicile
- Located In
- Bridgeton
- Description
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David Sheppard House is a historic mansion located at 31 W Commerce Street in Bridgeton, New Jersey. It was built in 1791 by David Sheppard, a prosperous farmer who owned land in Fairfield Township. The house is now the property of the City of Bridgeton and has undergone historic preservation work. Note that David Sheppard owned another house that was part of his farm property in Fairfield Township; that red brick house also still stands and is listed in the Historic American Buildings Survey under the name "David Sheppard House, Sea Breeze, Cumberland County, NJ."
Cumberland County Clerk's records confirm that David Sheppard held multiple people in slavery in his household in the early 19th century. It is uncertain whether these people served David Sheppard at his house in Bridgeton, in Fairfield, or both. - Locality
- Bridgeton
- County (Modern)
- Cumberland County
- State or Province
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States of America
- Related Place
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David Sheppard House, Fairfield
- Latitude
- 39.42961088498832
- Longitude
- -75.23725102997922
- References
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"David Sheppard House," Explore Cumberland (website of the Cumberland County Department of Planning, Tourism & Community Affairs), https://explorecumberlandnj.com/cumberland-historic-sites/david-sheppard-house/.
"David Sheppard House," Preservation New Jersey, https://preservationnj.org/10-most/david-sheppard-house/.
- Image Rights
- Photograph of the David Sheppard House from Preservation New Jersey, https://preservationnj.org/10-most/david-sheppard-house/.
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Persons
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Persons of African descent linked to David Sheppard House, Bridgeton:
- Publius Vergillius Marr (b. 1806)
- Ager Welch (b. 1813) {alias Jane}
- Enoch (b. 1808) {son of Violet}
- Juno
- Violet
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