[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 71 (Tuesday, May 1, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E574]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JONATHAN DUNHAM HOUSE

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 1, 2018

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join with the Trinity 
Episcopal Church congregation and the Woodbridge community in 
celebrating the 300th anniversary of the Jonathan Dunham House. This 
incredible milestone and the history of this site is truly deserving of 
this body's recognition.
  One of the oldest properties in Woodbridge, New Jersey, the Jonathan 
Dunham House is an incredible historical marker in the township. In 
addition to its ownership by the Dunham family and Trinity Episcopal 
Church, the house was also once owned by the Barron family, another 
well-known and renowned family of the township.
  The rectory of Trinity Episcopal Church, the Jonathan Dunham House is 
part of the church's national and state historic registry listing. 
Built in the 1700s as a residence by Jonathan Dunham, an ancestor of 
former President Barack Obama, the Jonathan Dunham House became the 
church's rectory in 1873.
  Purchased in 1872 by George Hance, Senior Warden of the church, the 
Jonathan Dunham House was donated to Trinity after a year of 
renovations that updated and enlarged the property. Begun in 2014 and 
recently completed, the rectory was once again renovated in order to 
restore the property. The site has continually served as the church's 
rectory since its acquisition.
  Mr. Speaker, I sincerely hope my colleagues will join me in marking 
the 300th anniversary of the Jonathan Dunham House and thanking the 
church, congregants and community volunteers for their dedicated work 
to preserve this historic site.

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