9 Perry Street (Fryers Cottage)

Building Name:  (Fryers Cottage)
Address:  9 Perry Street
Architect:  Furness, Frank and Hewitt, George
Builder: Shaw, Charles
Year:  1879
Type:  Residential
Style: Second Empire
Current Status: Extant
Historic American Building Survey (HABS) number:  NJ-860
Secondary or Common Names:  Cook’s Villa
Significance:  Interesting Second Empire structure with notable tile-trinmed porch. Designed by influential architect, Frank Furness.
Material of Construction:   Frame
Shape and Dimensions of Structure:  2-1/2 stories; mansard roof; 2-story porches
Exterior Features of Note:   Hipped dormers; porches supported by simple angle braces; railings of porches decorated by pierced tile inserts
Major Alterations and Additions:  Porches glass-enclosed after 1900.