Amanda Blake Store

The Amanda Blake Store is a historic building located at 104 Main Street in the city of Port Republic in Atlantic County, New Jersey. Built in 1884 as a general store, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 25, 1979, for its significance in commerce and social history. It is now a privately-owned house.^[1][3] The building was listed as a contributing property of the Port Republic Historic District in 1991.^[4]

Amanda Blake Store
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	104 Main Street, Port Republic, New Jersey
Coordinates	39°31′9″N 74°29′29″W
Built	1884 (1884)
Architectural style	Victorian
Part of	Port Republic Historic District (ID91000596)
NRHP reference No.	79001469[1]
NJRHP No.	387[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 25, 1979
Designated CP	May 16, 1991
Designated NJRHP	September 5, 1978

History and description

The two-story frame Victorian store was built in 1884 for William Blake, a farmer from Chestnut Neck, and his daughter Amanda Blake, after whom the store is named. She became a milliner and operated the store. She was also the postmistress, from 1918 to 1940, for the post office located in the store. In the evenings, the store was used as a social gathering place, and a meeting place for the Independent Order of Mechanics.^[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Atlantic County, New Jersey