L._Ron_Hubbard_Residence_at_Bay_Head

L. Ron Hubbard Residence at Bay Head

L. Ron Hubbard Residence at Bay Head

United States historic place

The L. Ron Hubbard Residence is a historic Shingle style house located at 666 East Avenue in the borough of Bay Head in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. Built c. 1910, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 17, 2018, for its significance in literature, philosophy, and religion with respect to the work of L. Ron Hubbard.[4] The house had previously been listed as a contributing property of the Bay Head Historic District in 2006.[5]

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History and description

The house is a two and one-half story frame building constructed c. 1910 and located near the Atlantic Ocean. It combines American Foursquare and Shingle style architecture. American author Lafayette Ronald (L. Ron) Hubbard (1911–1986) lived here from September 1949 to June 1950. During this time, he wrote Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (1950), which became the basis of Scientology.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System – (#100001777)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Weekly List 20180518". National Park Service. May 18, 2018.
  3. [3]
    "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Ocean County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 20, 2022. p. 1. listed as the L. Ron Hubbard House
  4. [4]
    McClane, Debra A. (March 2018). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: L. Ron Hubbard Residence at Bay Head". National Park Service. With accompanying 13 photos
  5. [5]
    Zakalak, Ulana D. (February 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bay Head Historic District". National Park Service.
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