| Boxwood Hall | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
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| Location: | 1073 East Jersey Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA |
| Coordinates: | 40°39′49″N 74°12′37″W / 40.66361°N 74.21028°WCoordinates: 40°39′49″N 74°12′37″W / 40.66361°N 74.21028°W |
| Built/Founded: | 1750[1] |
| Architectural style(s): | Colonial |
| Governing body: | State |
| Added to NRHP: | December 18, 1970[2] |
| Designated NHL: | November 28, 1972[3] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 70000397 |
Boxwood Hall, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, was the home from 1772 to 1795 of Elias Boudinot, president of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Treaty of Paris in 1783 ending the American Revolution. Boudinot and others met George Washington here for a luncheon and then escorted him to Manhattan for his inauguration on April 30, 1789. [4]
Boudinot sold it to Jonathan Dayton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, who lived here until his death in 1824.[5]. In 1824, Dayton entertained Lafayette at this house.[6]
In 2004, the house was at severe risk of damage.[7]
The State of New Jersey operates the house as a historic house museum.
National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, New Jersey
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   | National Register Information System - NRIS Search by location |
| | NPS Constitution History - National Park Service - Signers of the Constitution (Boxwood Hall) |
| | NPS Colonials and Patriots - National Park Service - Colonials and Patriots (Other Sites - New Jersey) |
| | NHL Detailed writeup - National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL) |
| | Getnj.com historic houses - GET NJ - Historic Houses - Boxwood Hall - Elizabeth |
| | New Jersey Historic Sites - NJDEP-Parks and Forests-Centennial of NJ State Historic Site |
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