The John Corson Jr. House is located at 1542 Shore Road (U.S. Route 9) in Upper Township of Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The oldest part of the house was built around 1710. It was listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places in 2006.
A plot was purchased here, then in the Province of West Jersey, by John Corson Sr. in 1695. The property was divided between his three sons, Andrew, Jacob, and John Corson Jr., who probably built the house around 1710. After his death in 1739, his son David Corson inherited it. In 1811, he divided the property among his ten children.
Archaeological site
The John Corson Jr. House Site is a archaeological site located on the property. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 2015. According to the nomination form, the site is significant in archaeology for "its potential to contribute important information, absent in historic documents and accounts, about southern New Jersey's dispersed farm settlements, trade patterns and consumerism, agricultural practices, and diet." Note, the house is listed as a non-contributing building. With accompanying 9 photos.
See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape May County, New Jersey List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey
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