Case Farmstead
Nearest cityPattenburg, New Jersey
LocmapinUSA New Jersey Hunterdon County#New Jersey#USA
LocationLittle York-Pattenburg Road
Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Coordinates40°38′2″N 75°1′57″W
Built1800
ArchitectureI-house
AddedAugust 14, 1979
Area88 acres (36 ha)
Refnum79001496[1]
Designated other1 nameNew Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated other1 abbrNJRHP
Designated other1 dateOctober 13, 1978
Designated other1 number1634[2]
Designated other1 color
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The Case Farmstead, also known as the Daniel Case / Sarah Clark Case Farmstead, is a historic 88-acre (36-hectare) farm located along County Route 614 (Little York-Pattenburg Road) near Pattenburg in Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 14, 1979, for its significance in architecture and medicine. The farmstead includes three contributing buildings.[3]

History and description

The two and one-half story stone house was built c. 1800 with I-house design. Daniel Case and his wife Sarah moved in c. 1801. Sarah Clark Case (1776–1859) was a nurse and midwife.[3] In 1816, she earned a medical license, issued by the New Jersey Medical Society, and became the first licensed female physician in the county.[4]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 23, 2022. p. 16.
  3. ^ Karschner, Terry (May 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Case Farmstead". National Park Service With
  4. ^ Wise, Robert P. (2014). "Healthcare, 2014". The First 300 Years of Hunterdon County, 1714–2014. Flemington, New Jersey: Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission. pp. 105–106. LCCN 2013957213.