National Register of Historic Places listings in Sussex County, New Jersey
List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sussex County, New Jersey
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This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Sussex County, New Jersey. Latitude and longitude coordinates of the sites listed on this page may be displayed in an online map.[1]
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 12, 2024.[2]
[3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | Backwards Tunnel | December 28, 2005 (#05001483) |
Cork Hill Rd., 310 ft. N of Passaic Ave. intersection 41°05′16″N 74°36′06″W / 41.087778°N 74.601667°W / 41.087778; -74.601667 (Backwards Tunnel) | Ogdensburg | Built by the Midland Railroad in 1871. So called because bore for the Wallkill River is wider than that for the road. | |
2 | Bethany Chapel | February 29, 1980 (#80002517) |
103 Hamburg Tpke. 41°08′50″N 74°34′26″W / 41.147222°N 74.573889°W / 41.147222; -74.573889 (Bethany Chapel) | Hamburg | 1869 stone church | |
3 | Black Creek Site | November 27, 2002 (#02000626) |
Address Restricted | Vernon Township | ||
4 | Crescent Theatre | September 7, 2005 (#05000965) |
74 Main St. 41°12′33″N 74°36′28″W / 41.209167°N 74.607778°W / 41.209167; -74.607778 (Crescent Theatre) | Sussex | 1917 theater was local community center and one of the first in the region to show sound films in 1929. Now home to Tri-State Theater Co. | |
5 | Erickson Lakeside Cabin | November 3, 2017 (#100001778) |
103 Lakeside Dr., Lake Wallkill 41°14′12″N 74°32′15″W / 41.236530°N 74.537511°W / 41.236530; -74.537511 (Erickson Lakeside Cabin) | Vernon Township | ||
6 | Evans–Waters Cottage | November 15, 2016 (#16000777) |
11 Grandview Road, Lake Wallkill 41°14′23″N 74°32′16″W / 41.239766°N 74.537747°W / 41.239766; -74.537747 (Evans–Waters Cottage) | Vernon Township | ||
7 | First Presbyterian Church of Wantage | September 23, 1982 (#82003305) |
N of Sussex on NJ 23 41°14′28″N 74°37′22″W / 41.241111°N 74.622778°W / 41.241111; -74.622778 (First Presbyterian Church of Wantage) | Sussex | 1829 church housed one of the first congregations in Wantage, established in 1787. Later changed from Reformed to Presbyterian. | |
8 | Foster–Armstrong House | July 23, 1979 (#79000235) |
320 River Road 41°18′33″N 74°47′19″W / 41.309167°N 74.788611°W / 41.309167; -74.788611 (Foster–Armstrong House) | Montague Township | ||
9 | Cornelius Gunn House | July 23, 1979 (#79000238) |
Southwest of Wallpack Center on Ridge Road 41°09′07″N 74°54′03″W / 41.151944°N 74.900833°W / 41.151944; -74.900833 (Cornelius Gunn House) | Walpack Township | ||
10 | Harmony Hill United Methodist Church | September 19, 1977 (#77000913) |
N of Stillwater on Fairview Lake Rd. 41°02′33″N 74°52′54″W / 41.0425°N 74.881667°W / 41.0425; -74.881667 (Harmony Hill United Methodist Church) | Stillwater | ||
11 | High Breeze Farm | July 27, 1989 (#89000993) |
Barrett Rd. off NJ 94 41°13′06″N 74°25′03″W / 41.218333°N 74.4175°W / 41.218333; -74.4175 (High Breeze Farm) | Highland Lakes | ||
12 | High Point State Park | April 23, 1996 (#96000404) |
Roughly bounded by the NJ-NY state line and State Highway 23. between Port Jervis, New York and Wantage Township, New Jersey 41°17′16″N 74°41′40″W / 41.287778°N 74.694444°W / 41.287778; -74.694444 (High Point State Park) | Montague | ||
13 | Hill Memorial | July 18, 1985 (#85001565) |
82 Main Street 41°03′24″N 74°45′17″W / 41.056667°N 74.754722°W / 41.056667; -74.754722 (Hill Memorial) | Newton | Now houses the Sussex County Historical Society | |
14 | Lafayette Village Historic District | December 31, 2013 (#13001024) |
NJ 15, Morris Farm Road and Meadows Road 41°05′53″N 74°41′18″W / 41.0979805°N 74.6883775°W / 41.0979805; -74.6883775 (Lafayette Village Historic District) | Lafayette Township | ||
15 | Lawrence Mansion | November 2, 1979 (#79001522) |
W of Hamburg on NJ 94 41°09′09″N 74°35′14″W / 41.1525°N 74.587222°W / 41.1525; -74.587222 (Lawrence Mansion) | Hamburg | 1841 Greek Revival mansion now used as commercial property | |
16 | Richard Layton House | July 23, 1979 (#79000237) |
Southwest of Wallpack Center 41°08′53″N 74°54′14″W / 41.148056°N 74.903889°W / 41.148056; -74.903889 (Richard Layton House) | Walpack Township | ||
17 | Log Cabin and Farm | August 24, 1977 (#77000910) |
N of Branchville on Mattison Avenue 41°11′40″N 74°44′33″W / 41.194444°N 74.7425°W / 41.194444; -74.7425 (Log Cabin and Farm) | Frankford Township | Known as Rutan Farm. Rutan Log Cabin relocated to Waterloo Village in 1989.[6] | |
18 | Meadowburn Farm | August 9, 1993 (#93000748) |
Address Restricted, on Meadowburn Road | Vernon Township | ||
19 | Henry W. Merriam House | December 18, 1970 (#70000396) |
131 Main Street 41°03′10″N 74°45′20″W / 41.052778°N 74.755556°W / 41.052778; -74.755556 (Henry W. Merriam House) | Newton | ||
20 | Millville Historic and Archaeological District | January 30, 1984 (#84002807) |
Address Restricted, in the vicinity of Millville | Montague Township | ||
21 | Minisink Archeological Site | April 19, 1993 (#93000608) |
in the vicinity of Minisink Island[7] 41°17′26″N 74°49′44″W / 41.2906°N 74.829°W / 41.2906; -74.829 (Minisink Archeological Site) | Montague Township | ||
22 | Morris Canal | October 1, 1974 (#74002228) |
Irregular line beginning at Phillipsburg and ending at Jersey City 40°41′08″N 75°09′49″W / 40.685556°N 75.163611°W / 40.685556; -75.163611 (Morris Canal) | Not Applicable | Extends through Essex County, New Jersey | |
23 | Newton Town Plot Historic District | November 12, 1992 (#92001521) |
Church, High, Main, Moran, and Spring Streets; and Park Place 41°03′26″N 74°45′13″W / 41.057222°N 74.753611°W / 41.057222; -74.753611 (Newton Town Plot Historic District) | Newton | 56 contributing properties on 17 acres of varying architectural styles and historical contexts. The boundaries were determined by the "Town Plot" surveyed by Jonathan Hampton in 1762. | |
24 | Old Mine Road Historic District | December 3, 1980 (#80000410) |
NJ 521, Delaware, Old Mine, and River Roads 41°05′20″N 74°57′40″W / 41.088889°N 74.961111°W / 41.088889; -74.961111 (Old Mine Road Historic District) | Not Applicable | Extends into Warren County, New Jersey | |
25 | Old Monroe School House | August 12, 1977 (#77000911) |
NJ 94 41°06′57″N 74°37′58″W / 41.115833°N 74.632778°W / 41.115833; -74.632778 (Old Monroe School House) | Monroe | ||
26 | Peters Valley Historic District | February 29, 1980 (#80000437) |
Bevans, Walpack, and Kuhn Roads 41°11′46″N 74°51′12″W / 41.196111°N 74.853333°W / 41.196111; -74.853333 (Peters Valley Historic District) | Sandyston Township | ||
27 | Plaster Mill | August 3, 1977 (#77000912) |
Off Main Street and Kelly Place 40°54′07″N 74°42′31″W / 40.901944°N 74.708611°W / 40.901944; -74.708611 (Plaster Mill) | Stanhope | ||
28 | Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex | December 10, 2009 (#09000653) |
928 Main St. 41°01′59″N 74°52′29″W / 41.032961°N 74.874725°W / 41.032961; -74.874725 (Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex) | Stillwater | ||
29 | Shoemaker–Houck Farm | July 23, 1979 (#79000234) |
South of Wallpack Center on Haney's Mill-Wallpack Center Road 41°08′35″N 74°52′55″W / 41.143056°N 74.881944°W / 41.143056; -74.881944 (Shoemaker–Houck Farm) | Walpack Township | ||
30 | Andrew Snable House | July 23, 1979 (#79000236) |
Northeast of Wallpack Center on Sandyston-Haney's Mill Road 41°10′11″N 74°52′15″W / 41.169722°N 74.870833°W / 41.169722; -74.870833 (Andrew Snable House) | Walpack Township | ||
31 | Sterling Hill Mine | September 3, 1991 (#91001365) |
30 Plant St. 41°04′59″N 74°36′24″W / 41.083056°N 74.606667°W / 41.083056; -74.606667 (Sterling Hill Mine) | Ogdensburg | ||
32 | Stockholm United Methodist Church | March 26, 1976 (#76001189) |
CR 515 41°05′21″N 74°30′43″W / 41.089167°N 74.511944°W / 41.089167; -74.511944 (Stockholm United Methodist Church) | Stockholm | ||
33 | Sussex County Courthouse | July 23, 1979 (#79001523) |
High and Spring Streets 41°03′32″N 74°45′14″W / 41.058889°N 74.753889°W / 41.058889; -74.753889 (Sussex County Courthouse) | Newton | ||
34 | Elias Van Bunschooten House | November 1, 1974 (#74001191) |
NW of Sussex on NJ 23 41°15′51″N 74°38′11″W / 41.264167°N 74.636389°W / 41.264167; -74.636389 (Elias Van Bunschooten House) | Sussex | ||
35 | Wallpack Center Historic District | July 17, 1980 (#80000354) |
Wallpack Center Road 41°09′33″N 74°52′51″W / 41.159167°N 74.880833°W / 41.159167; -74.880833 (Wallpack Center Historic District) | Walpack Township | ||
36 | Waterloo Village | September 13, 1977 (#77000909) |
1 mi. S of Andover at Musconetcong River and CR 604; also Musconetcong R. & Cty. Rd. 604 40°54′56″N 74°45′22″W / 40.915556°N 74.756111°W / 40.915556; -74.756111 (Waterloo Village) | Andover | Second set of addresses represents a boundary increase April 28, 2015. | |
37 | White Deer Plaza and Boardwalk District | July 11, 1988 (#88001012) |
White Deer Plaza, Winona Parkway, and West Shore Trail, Lake Mohawk 41°01′56″N 74°38′28″W / 41.032222°N 74.641111°W / 41.032222; -74.641111 (White Deer Plaza and Boardwalk District) | Sparta |
References
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- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Sussex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 29, 2022. pp. 1, 2.
listed as the Rutan Farm (Cabin moved to Waterloo Village, Byram Township, c. 1989. Farm property still listed NR/SR; Cabin status unclear.)
- ^ Location derived from its NRHP nomination form; the NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted"