A home along the Delaware River in New Jersey that was once owned by an American Founding Father and dates back further than the establishment of the U.S. has hit the market for $1.75 million.

Known as Towerview, the waterfront estate in South Jersey, some 20 miles northeast of Philadelphia, has origins that extend to the early 1700s, when the home began life as a farmhouse.

It has been further expanded and evolved in the centuries since into the grand Italianate-style mansion that stands today.

These days, the original farmhouse segment "serves as a functional space," within the home, Moriuchi said, and holds the kitchen, family room and two upstairs bedrooms. "The charm of the original random-width wood floors remains preserved in the hallway and at least one of the bedrooms."

Unsurprisingly for a home with such history, it has a storied past, and was once owned by lawyer and abolitionist Elias Boudinot, who served as president of the Continental Congress and was appointed as director of the United States Mint by George Washington, according to the listing agents.

Today, the seven-bedroom home spans more than 7,000 square feet-a far cry from its humble beginnings-and has a porte cochere, stately fireplaces and an updated kitchen with a tin ceiling and has an elevator that runs between the first and second levels.

Outside, there's a pool, a tennis court, a pier and lush landscaping.

Many original features remain intact, he said, including "the unpainted spindle woodwork on the staircase, stained-glass windows on the first floor, classic plaster moldings and Victorian fireplaces ... and of course you have the original root cellar dating back to the one room farmhouse."

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