MILITARY · HISTORICAL MARKER

Proprietary House

Perth Amboy, New Jersey
· Built in 1762
Military
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Built of British-imported brick by the Colonial Proprietors of East Jersey, Proprietary House was the home of New Jersey’s last royal governor, William Franklin, in 1774, became a British military headquarters during the Revolution, was converted into a hotel called “The Brighton” in 1808, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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