Benjamin Shotwell House, Edison

Name: Benjamin Shotwell House
Address: Edison, United States

#8 among attractions in Edison

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The Benjamin Shotwell House, or the Shotwell-Runyon House, is a historic house in Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The house was listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The farm on which is located in part of Route 287. The Shotwells were early settlers of "The Plains", an early reference to Plainfield, New Jersey. ()

Coordinates: 40°32'50"N, 74°24'16"W

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PumptownEdison United States

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Benjamin Shotwell House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Menlo Park Mall, Metlar–Bodine House, Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum, Metuchen Borough Hall.

1.5 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Menlo Park Mall, Edison
38 min walk • Menlo Park Mall is a two-level super regional shopping mall, located on U.S. Route 1 and Parsonage Road in Edison, New Jersey. The mall has a gross leasable area of 1,332,132 sq ft. Menlo Park Mall is currently owned and managed by Simon Property Group. Anchors are Macy's and Nordstrom.
3.7 miSW
Museum, History museum
Metlar–Bodine House, New Brunswick
94 min walk • The Metlar House, also known as the Knapp House, the Bodine House, or the Metlar–Bodine House, is an historic house, now museum, located along River Road in Piscataway, New Jersey. It is also believed to be haunted. In 2003 a fire badly damaged the house.
3.6 miE
Observation decks and towers, Science museum, History museum
Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum, Edison State Park
92 min walk • The Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park, also known as the Menlo Park Museum / Edison Memorial Tower, is a memorial to inventor and businessman Thomas Alva Edison, located in the Menlo Park area of Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
2.2 miE
City hall
Metuchen Borough Hall, Edison
57 min walk • The Metuchen Municipal Building, located at 500 Main Street, is the town hall for the borough of Metuchen in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The two-story concrete building, with brick facade, was built in 2003 and dedicated on September 1, 2005.
3.5 miE
Park
Roosevelt Park, Woodbridge
90 min walk • Roosevelt Park is a 217-acre park located in central east Edison, New Jersey, at Parsonage Road and U.S. Route 1, just west of Menlo Park Mall.
2.2 miE
City, Area
Metuchen, Edison
58 min walk • Metuchen is a suburban borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The borough is a bedroom suburb of New York City, located in the heart of the Raritan Valley region within the New York Metropolitan area.
2.2 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral, Edison
56 min walk • St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral located in Metuchen, New Jersey, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Metuchen.
2.1 miS
Church
Stelton Baptist Church, Edison
54 min walk • The Stelton Baptist Church is in the Stelton section of Edison, New Jersey. It is the second oldest Baptist Church in New Jersey and the tenth oldest in the United States.
3.6 miSW
Church
Reformed Church of Highland Park, Highland Park
92 min walk • The Reformed Church of Highland Park is a Reformed Church in America church and congregation in Highland Park, New Jersey.
3.6 miSW
Park, Baseball field
Johnson Park, New Brunswick
93 min walk • Johnson Park is a 473-acre linear park that runs along the northern banks of the Raritan River in the towns of Piscataway and Highland Park, New Jersey. The park's wide range of facilities include a small zoo. Paths through the park help to connect the East Coast Greenway. East Jersey Olde Towne Village is adjacent.
1.6 miE
Area
Dismal Swamp, Edison
41 min walk • The Dismal Swamp is a marshy area in Middlesex County in central New Jersey. The marshes border the towns of Edison, South Plainfield, and Metuchen. The Dismal Swamp is a wetland ecosystem located in an urban environment.