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Lansdowne, New Jersey
Historic house Lansdown
Historic house Lansdown
Lansdowne, New Jersey is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Lansdowne, New Jersey
Lansdowne, New Jersey
Location in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Lansdowne, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Lansdowne, New Jersey
Lansdowne, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Lansdowne, New Jersey is located in the United States
Lansdowne, New Jersey
Lansdowne, New Jersey
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Hunterdon
Township Franklin
Elevation
167 ft (51 m)
GNIS feature ID 877671

Lansdowne (also spelled Landsdown or Lansdown) is an unincorporated community located within Franklin Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It was named after Lansdown, England. Judge Samuel Johnston (1706–1785) owned a large estate here. Charles Stewart (1729–1800) married Mary Oakley Johnston (d. 1771), daughter of the judge, and lived in the mansion built here, Lansdown, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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