National Historic Landmark · single-family detached home · West Long Branch, New Jersey

Shadow Lawn

Historic house in New Jersey, United States in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Added to the National Register in 1978, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · Shadow Lawn (New Jersey)

Shadow Lawn is a historic building on the campus of Monmouth University in West Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1927 for Hubert T. Parson, president of the F.W. Woolworth Company, it was one of the last large estate houses to be built before the Great Depression. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985 for its architecture.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressCedar and Norwood Aves., West Long Branch, NJ
CountyMonmouth County
ListedMar 28, 1978
Reference number78001780
ArchitectHorace Trumbauer
Type of placesingle-family detached home, mansion
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressCedar and Norwood Aves., West Long Branch, NJ
Coordinates40.27987, -74.00484 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitGateway National Recreation Area · 20 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyCamp Gateway - Sandy Hook 12 mi · Camp Gateway - Staten Island 22 mi · Camp Gateway- Brooklyn Ny 23 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 78001780. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.