Henry W. Merriam was born on 20 June 1828 at Merriam Hill in
Mason,
Hillsborough County,
New Hampshire to Elisha J. and Lucy R. (Lane) Merriam. Merriam was graduated from the
Appleton Academy, a private school in
New Ipswich, New Hampshire. The
Henry W. Merriam House, built in 1883, is an example of high
Victorian architecture and was placed on the
New Jersey Register of Historic Places on 11 September 1970 and the
National Register of Historic Places on 18 December 1970. After Merriam's death in 1900, the house was donated to the Presbyterian Board of Relief for Disabled Ministers and the Widows and Orphans of Deceased Ministers. ==References==