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| Location | 508 4th Avenue,Asbury Park, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°13′25.1″N74°00′24.9″W / 40.223639°N 74.006917°W /40.223639; -74.006917 (Arburtus Cottage) |
| Built | c. 1878 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000003[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 5455[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | August 18, 2015 |
| Designated NJRHP | December 16, 2014 |
TheArburtus Cottage, also known as theStephen Crane House, is located at 508 4th Avenue in the city ofAsbury Park inMonmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Built around 1878, the historicQueen Anne style seaside cottage was added to theNational Register of Historic Places on August 18, 2015, for its significance in literature and social history.[1] The author, poet, and journalistStephen Crane lived here from 1883 to 1892.[3] It is now the home of the Asbury Park Historical Society.[4]
The two and one-half story house was built around 1878 by Andrew and Helen Robeno. The house was later purchased byMary Helen Peck Crane in 1883. Along with her son,Stephen, and daughter Agnes, she lived here year round. She enlarged the house around 1888. She was president of the local chapter of theWoman's Christian Temperance Union. Stephen wrote his first short story, "Uncle Jake and the Bell-Handle", in 1885.[3]
a.k.a. Stephen Crane House, Florence Hotel
