Van Deventer–Brunson House | |
 Vermeule Mansion in 2019 | |
    | |
| Location | 614 Greenbrook Road North Plainfield, New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°36′34″N74°27′22″W / 40.60944°N 74.45611°W /40.60944; -74.45611 |
| Area | 5.3 acres (2.1 ha) |
| Architectural style | Second Empire,Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001191[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 4249[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 27, 2004 |
| Designated NJRHP | March 8, 2004 |
TheVermeule Mansion, also known as theVan Deventer–Brunson House, is a historic house located at 614 Greenbrook Road inNorth Plainfield inSomerset County, New Jersey. The building was added to theNational Register of Historic Places on October 27, 2004, for its significance in architecture from 1870 to 1911.[3]
In 1835, John Vermeule sold the farm property at this site to Jeremiah R. Van Deventer (1809–1889). This house was probably startedc. 1840, with a second building phasec. 1870. Van Deventer's grandson, Augustus J. Brunson (1870–1963), inherited the property and made further renovationsc. 1911. The house shows bothSecond Empire andColonial Revival architectural styles.[3] It now serves as theVermeule Community Center for North Plainfield.[4]
Since 1985, the house has been used byThe Fleetwood Museum of Art and Photographica to exhibit the camera collection of Benjamin Fleetwood and the oil paintings by his wife, Matilda Fleetwood.[5]
Media related toVermeule Mansion at Wikimedia Commons
