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Sad news. At 6:00 am, the NJ Department of Transportation demolished (a surprise to all) the Hugg-Harrison-Glover House, built in 1764 in Bellmawr, #NewJersey. It was located within St. Mary's Cemetery and in the way of a sound barrier for the "Direct Connection" project (Routes 295/42). The "Save the Historic Hugg-Harrison House" group on Facebook had been very vocal and gained local and county support to work on a plan to save the house and move it. Today the DOT said that they found that the house was not "historic" and in poor condition, despite a ruling at the end of 2016 from the NJ State Historic Preservation Office that the house was eligible for the @nationalregisternps because it was significant both architecturally and as the home of William Harrison. Harrison was captain of the Gloucestertown militia and fought twice against the British at the site. The Marquis de Lafayette fought British and Hessian soldiers during a 1777 skirmish on Harrison's land. The house was also significant for its pattern brick construction. #nj #njhistory #SpreadTheHistory #historygirl #bellmawrnj #bellmawr #deserve2preserve #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #blog #blogger #travelblog #travelblogger #jerseycollective #njspots #ushistory #americanhistory #igersnj #explorenj #thisisnj #thisplacemattered #southjersey #southjerseyadventures #huggharrisonhouse #preservation #cemetery #camdencounty #revolutionarywar #patternbrick (at New Saint Marys Cemetary)