James Lawrence House
Located at 459 High Street, this house was the boyhood home of
James Lawrence. Born in 1781, the youngest
of eleven children, Lawrence went on to a distinguished naval career,
reaching the rank of Captain before his death in battle during the war of
1812. A "Don't Give Up The Ship" flag flies on Burlington's riverfront
promenade in his honor.
Owned by the State of New Jersey, the Captain James Lawrence House is
administered by the Burlington County Historical
Society, along with
the adjacent Cooper House and
Bard-How House.
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