60 Bridge St., Lambertville, New Jersey. County/parish: Hunterdon.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 18, 1970. NRIS 70000386.
1 contributing building.
The James W. Marshall House, located at 60 Bridge Street in the city of Lambertville in Hunterdon County, United States, was the boyhood home of James W. Marshall. Marshall's discovery of gold in the American River in California in January 1848 set the stage for the California Gold Rush. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1970, for its significance in architecture and history. It now serves as the headquarters for the Lambertville Historical Society, and is open to the public as an historic house museum.
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