Gov Christie allows Revolutionary War house to be demolished to make way for highway extension – PB/TK
New Jersey secretly tears down Revolutionary War house to make room for highway – Justin Haskins March 11 2017
On March 3, historians and concerned residents in Bellmawr, New Jersey, woke up to find the Revolutionary War-era home they had been trying to save had been destroyed at dawn by a construction crew, just one day after an attorney representing a group working to save the home filed a lawsuit to prevent the house’s demolition. Now, Gov. Chris Christie’s office is asking questions about the destruction of this historic landmark.
The Hugg-Harrison-Glover home dates back to 1744 and has housed three historic New Jersey families. The home had been owned by the Diocese of Camden during the 20th century until it was seized using eminent domain laws by the state’s Department of Transportation.
DOT plans to use the site to help complete its $900 million Direct Connection roadway project, which will work to improve the interchange of routes 76, 295 and 42. The Hugg-Harrison-Glover House is situated in an important location the DOT says it needs to develop to complete the highway expansion.
According to a report by Philly.com, Bellmawr only issued a permit to tear down a nearby garage, not the historic home.
Continue to theblaze.com article: http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/03/11/new-jersey-secretly-tears-down-revolutionary-war-house-to-make-room-for-highway/
