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NEW JERSEY - Somerset County - Historic Districts

Basking Ridge Historic District (added 1994 - Somerset County - #94000817) Also known as Basking Ridge;See Also:Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge; Roughly, along N. and S. Finley Aves., N. and S. Maple Aves. and Lewis Craig and Oak Sts., Bernards Township , Basking Ridge (1517 acres, 166 buildings, 1 structure, 1 object) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Kirkpatrick, Thomas, Kirk, William Architectural Style: Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian Area of Significance: Architecture, Agriculture, Community Planning And Development, Education Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824 Owner: Private , Local Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion Historic Sub-function: Department Store, Hotel, Professional, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion Current Sub-function: Business, City Hall, Professional, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling Blawenburg Historic District (added 1990 - Somerset County - #88000632) Also known as See Also:Reformed Dutch Church of Blawenburg Georgetown--Franklin Tpk./CR 588, Great Rd./CR 601, and Mountain View Rd. , Blawenburg (3360 acres, 46 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Mid 19th Century Revival, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian Area of Significance: Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Religion, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824 Owner: Private , State , Local Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion Bridgepoint Historic District (added 1975 - Somerset County - #75001161) N of Rocky Hill off U.S. 206 , Rocky Hill (2250 acres, 9 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Other, Georgian, Late Victorian Area of Significance: Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1700-1749 Owner: Private , Local Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Clover Hill Historic District (added 1980 - Somerset County - #80002492) Also known as Clover Hill Amwell and Wertsville-Clover Hill Rds. , Montgomery (256 acres, 21 buildings) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Exploration/Settlement, Religion Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Delaware and Raritan Canal (added 1973 - Somerset County - #73001105) Follows the Delaware River to Trenton, then E to New Brunswick , Somerville (0 acres, 20 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Transportation, Engineering, Commerce Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Owner: State Historic Function: Domestic, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling, Water-Related Current Function: Domestic, Landscape Current Sub-function: Park, Single Dwelling East Millstone Historic District (added 1983 - Somerset County - #83001613) Amwell Rd. and Delaware & Raritan Canal , East Millstone (620 acres, 109 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Federal, Late Victorian Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce, Transportation, Industry Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Water-Related Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Franklin Corners Historic District (added 1975 - Somerset County - #75001159) N of Bernardsville on Hardscrabble and Childs Rds. and U.S. 202 , Bernardsville (470 acres, 11 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Greek Revival Area of Significance: Commerce, Education, Industry, Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, School, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Griggstown Historic District (added 1984 - Somerset County - #84002798) Roughly Canal Rd. from Old Georgetown Rd. to Ten Mile Run , Griggstown (8610 acres, 68 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Federal Area of Significance: Transportation, Industry, Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1750-1799, 1700-1749 Owner: Private , Local Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Kennedy--Martin--Stelle Farmstead (added 2004 - Somerset County - #03000868) 450 King George Rd. , Bernards Township (Basking Ridge) (44 acres, 4 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Person Architectural Style: Colonial Historic Person: Kennedy, Samuel, Rev Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use Kingston Mill Historic District (added 1986 - Somerset County - #86000707) Roughly bounded by Herrontown, River, Princeton-Kingston Rds., and lots W of Princeton Twp. , Franklin (490 acres, 16 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Federal, Colonial, Late Victorian Historic Person: Greenland,HEnry Area of Significance: Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Transportation, Industry Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699 Owner: Private , Local Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling Kingston Village Historic District (added 1990 - Somerset County - #89002163) Also known as Kingstown Roughly NJ 27 from Raymond Rd. to Delaware & Raritan Canal, Church St., Laurel Ave., Heathcote Brook Rd., & Academy St. , Kingston (560 acres, 90 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Colonial Area of Significance: Commerce, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Religion Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 1700-1749 Owner: State , Private , Local Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Religion, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Kingston Village Historic District (added 1990 - Somerset County - #89002163) Also known as Kingstown Roughly NJ 27 from Raymond Rd. to Delaware & Raritan Canal, Church St., Laurel Ave., Heathcote Brook Rd., & Academy St. , Kingston (560 acres, 90 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Colonial Area of Significance: Commerce, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Religion Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 1700-1749 Owner: State , Private , Local Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Religion, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Lamington Historic District (added 1984 - Somerset County - #84002802) Lamington, Black River, Rattlesnake Bridge, and Cowperthwaite Rds. , Lamington (840 acres, 13 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Queen Anne Area of Significance: Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Religion Period of Significance: 1900-1750 AD Owner: Private , Local Historic Function: Domestic, Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Liberty Corner Historic District (added 1991 - Somerset County - #91001477) Also known as Liberty Corner Roughly, jct. of Church St. and Valley and Lyons Rds., and area W and SW, Bernards Township , Liberty Corner (1423 acres, 82 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Goltra,James A. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Italianate Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Religion Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Religion Current Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Middlebush Village Historic District (added 2007 - Somerset County - #07000354) Amwell Rd., S. Middlebush Rd., Railroad Ave., Olcott St., and Debow St. , Franklin ( acres, 37 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Greek Revival Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Owner: Private , Local Historic Function: Domestic, Education, Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion Current Sub-function: City Hall, Religious Structure, Restaurant, School, Single Dwelling Millstone Historic District (added 1976 - Somerset County - #76001188) Amwell and River Rds. , Millstone (800 acres, 58 buildings) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Military Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1750-1799, 1700-1749 Owner: Private , Local Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Business, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling Millstone Valley Agricultural District (added 1977 - Somerset County - #77000907) S of Millstone on River Rd. , Millstone (5730 acres, 28 buildings, 5 structures) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Agriculture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage Neshanic Historic District (added 1979 - Somerset County - #79001519) Also known as See Also:Neshanic Mills Amwell and Zion Rds , Neshanic (1070 acres, 23 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Exploration/Settlement, Religion Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Neshanic Mills (added 1978 - Somerset County - #78001797) Main Rd. and Mill Lane , Neshanic (50 acres, 4 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: No Style Listed, Other Area of Significance: Transportation, Engineering, Industry, Social History Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Owner: Private , Local Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Road-Related, Single Dwelling Current Function: Transportation, Work In Progress Olcott Avenue Histrict District (added 2009 - Somerset County - #09000940) Portions of Olcott, Childsworth, and Highview Avenues, and Church St. , Bernardsville Borough (280 acres, 56 buildings, 2 objects) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Post, George B., et al. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Education, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Owner: Local , Private Historic Function: Domestic, Domestic, Education, Religion, Religion, Social Historic Sub-function: Church Related Residence, Civic, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Domestic, Education, Religion, Religion Current Sub-function: Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Pluckemin Village Historic District (added 1982 - Somerset County - #82003303) US 206 and Burnt Mills Rd. , Bedminster (435 acres, 33 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Georgian, Italianate, Greek Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce, Religion Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1750-1799, 1750-1799 Owner: Private , Local Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Sub-function: Business, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Pottersville Village Historic District (added 1990 - Somerset County - #90001475) Also known as Potter's Mills;Pottersville Properties fronting on Black River, Pottersville, McCann Mill and Hacklebarney Rds. and Fairmount Rd. E and Hill St. , Pottersville (850 acres, 44 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Other, Italianate, Queen Anne Area of Significance: Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Industry, Architecture Cultural Affiliation: Rural American Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799 Owner: Private , State Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion Historic Sub-function: Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Processing, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Water Works Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion Current Sub-function: Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling River Road Historic Rural District (added 1991 - Somerset County - #91000256) Also known as Millstone River Millstone River Rd. from Hillsborough Rd. to Van Horne Rd., Hillsborough and Montgomery Townships , Griggstown (5900 acres, 53 buildings, 15 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Federal, Colonial Area of Significance: Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749 Owner: State , Private , Local Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Road-Related, School, Single Dwelling, Water-Related Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Transportation Current Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Cemetery, Pedestrian Related, Single Dwelling Rocky Hill Historic District (added 1982 - Somerset County - #82003304) Washington, Montgomery, and Princeton Aves. , Rocky Hill (1760 acres, 133 buildings) Historic Significance: Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Other, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne Area of Significance: Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Commerce Cultural Affiliation: American,Industrial Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Owner: Private , Local Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Six Mile Run Historic District (added 1995 - Somerset County - #95001191) Also known as See Also:Delaware and Raritan Canal and bridgetender's house Roughly bounded by Grouse Rd., Amwell Rd., Bennetts Ln., NJ 27, Bunker Hill Rd. and the Millstone R. , Franklin Park (64450 acres, 149 buildings, 44 structures) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Mid 19th Century Revival, Early Republic, Colonial Area of Significance: Agriculture, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799 Owner: Private , State Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage South Branch Historic District (added 1977 - Somerset County - #77000908) SW of Raritan , Raritan (300 acres, 24 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate Area of Significance: Politics/Government, Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799 Owner: Private , Local Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Washington Park Historic District (added 1987 - Somerset County - #87000603) Roughly bounded by Green Brook Rd., Grove Ave., E. Front St., and Geraud Ave. , North Plainfield (1000 acres, 145 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Et al., Smith,Charles H. Architectural Style: Shingle Style, Second Empire, Queen Anne Area of Significance: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

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