Chew-Powell House
The Chew-Powell House is a historic building in the Blenheim section of Gloucester Township in Camden County, New Jersey. It was built in 1688 by James Whitall. The Chew-Powell-Wallens Burying Ground, next to the house, is considered to be the oldest cemetery in the township, and it reportedly contains the remains of early settlers, soldiers of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars and Leni Lenape Native Americans.
Chew-Powell House | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Chew-Powell House in the Blenheim section of Gloucester Township in June 2011 | |
| Location | 500–502 Good Intent Road, Gloucester Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 39.806288°N 75.075783°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001127 |
| NJRHP No. | 957 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 27, 1975 |
| Designated NJRHP | December 9, 1974 |
The structure was once well-preserved but now sits in disarray, is privately owned and maintained, currently serves as a private residence. It was listed in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Historic Preservation Office in 1974 (ID# 957), and the National Register of Historic Places three months later in 1975 (NR reference #: 75001127).