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James W. Marshall House, Lambertville, NJ
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James W. Marshall House

Federal-style brick boyhood home of the man who found gold in California in 1848, now run by the Lambertville Historical Society.

60 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ 08530 · Lambertville, NJ

About James W. Marshall House

The Marshall House was the childhood home of James Wilson Marshall, whose 1848 gold discovery in California helped spark the Gold Rush. Built in 1816 by his father, a cabinet, coach and wagon maker, the brick house keeps many original features, including an ornate frieze, a pegged front door and chimney cupboards. It later served as a convent for a church's sisters and was saved from demolition in 1968 through local efforts. The Lambertville Historical Society now uses it as headquarters and displays its parlor and a bedroom furnished to match an old county inventory, plus exhibits from its archives such as quilts and local industrial memorabilia. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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