Historic Sites and Districts of Hunterdon County

Hunterdon County 

Cultural & Heritage Commission Members 

Stephanie Stevens, Chairman 

Beverly Drake, Vice Chairman 

Lawrence Carlbon 

Frank Curcio 

James Davidson 

Janet Hunt 

June Kapp 

Estelle Katcher 

John Kuhl 


Board of Chosen Freeholders 

Frank Fuzo, Director 

Marcia Karrow 

George Melick 

George D. Muller 

Paul Sauerland 

Disclaimer 

The enclosed maps were prepared by the Hunterdon County Planning Board 

based upon available information. They are to be used for general reference 

purposes only. For an official copy of a district map, interested persons should 

contact the NJ Historic Preservation Office at 609.292.2023. 

Credits 

Photographs were taken by Stephanie Stevens, Linda Weber and Louis Fineberg. 

Thanks to Linda Weber of the Hunterdon County Planning Board for her 

assistance in composing this booklet. 

Historic 

Sites & 

Districts 

in 

Hunterdon 

County, NJ 

Listed on the 

State & National 

Registers of Historic Places 

Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission 

Fall, 2002 

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National Register (NR) and State Register (SR) 

Historic Districts 

In Hunterdon County, NJ 

In order to better preserve the many charming 

villages and towns of Hunterdon, citizens and local 

governments have had these places architecturally 

surveyed and entered on the State and National Registers 

of Historic Places. 

A lengthy process is entailed for nominations 

to these registers; submission of a documented completed 

application, review and public hearings take 

place before the nomination is confirmed. State and 

National Registered Districts are granted certain privileges 

from governmental intrusions. 

These Districts represent Hunterdon’s past. 

The architecture and viewscapes are excellent. As 

you read this booklet think about touring the Districts 

to familiarize yourself with the beautiful buildings 

constructed by our ancestors. The majority of the 

buildings are still under private ownership and not 

open to the public; however, they can all be enjoyed 

from the road. 

Happy touring! 

Stephanie B. Stevens 

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Alexandria Township 

Everittstown Historic District 

SR 2/20/90 NR 8/28/80 

This District was known as 

Everitt's Mills in 1759. By 1816 

it became known as Everittstown 

and had grown considerably. In 

1881 there was a post office, oil 

mill, tavern, blacksmith shop, 

tailor and about twenty-five 

dwellings. 

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Little York Historic District 

SR 6/17/88 NR 8/4/88 

Prior to 1828, Little York was known as Pokano 

and two mills had been constructed on the Wissahawken 

Creek. In 

1881 there were 

three churches, two 

stores, two mills, 

two blacksmiths, 

one tavern and one 

wheelwright. 

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Mt. Pleasant Historic District 

SR 10/5/87 NR 11/16/88 

Mt. Pleasant is located in 

Alexandria and Holland 

Townships, along a branch 

of the Hakeahawka Creek. 

Early mills spurred the 

growth of the village that in 

1881 had a post office, two 

stores, a mill, blacksmith 

and wheelwright shops, 

and a Presbyterian Church. 

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Structures 

Saint Thomas Episcopal Church, 18th century 

Block 21, Lot 37 

Mt. Salem Methodist Episcopal Church, 1864 

Block 11, Lots 3, 3.01 

Other Districts 

See the Pittstown Historic District 

in Franklin Township 

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Bethlehem Township 

Asbury Historic District 

SR 11/2/92 NR 3/19/93 

Asbury was originally called Hall's Mill. In 1800 

the name was changed to honor Methodist Bishop 

Asbury. Located on the 

Musconetcong River, there 

were two mills and a 

woolen factory here in 

1873. The majority of this 

historic district lies in 

neighboring Warren 

County. 


Warren County 

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Califon Borough 

Califon Historic District 

SR 5/8/75 NR 10/14/76 

Straddling the South Branch of the Raritan River, 

the village originally was named Neighbor’s Mill 

and California. Califon was 

created out of Tewksbury Township 

and Lebanon Townships on 

April 2, 1905. Long known for 

the production of peach baskets - 

an important industry when 

Hunterdon's biggest crop was 

peaches - Califon thrived as an 

industrial center. In 1880 there 

were two gristmills, two saw mills, two stores, two 

shoe shops, and two blacksmiths and wheelwrights, 

along with one hotel, a harness maker, 

distillery, railroad depot, and 31 dwellings. 

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Califon Borough 

Structure 

J.K. Apgar Farmhouse, 18-19th century 


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Clinton Town 

Clinton Town Historic District 

SR 3/3/95 NR 9/28/95 

The town was named for New York governor 

Dewitt Clinton in 1828. Home of the most 

photographed mill in America -- the Red Mill – 

Clinton was originally 

called "Hunt's Mills." 

During Revolutionary 

War times the most 

important building 

was Bonnell's Tavern, 

which was built in 

1764 and served as a 

meeting place for Patriots. 

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Clinton Town 

Structures 

Clinton Historical Museum, 1763 

Block 8, Lot 3, 3.01 

Dunham’s Mill/Parry’s Mill, 1837 


Music Hall, 1890-91, 1910, 1916 


M.C. Mulligan & Sons Quarry 

Block 8, Lots 3, 3.01 

Old Grandin Library, 1898 

Block 12, Lot 4.01 

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Clinton Township 

Annandale Historic District 

SR 8/1/94 NR 9/8/94 

Annandale, known as 

"Clinton Station," was the 

depot for the New Jersey 

Central Railroad. Beaver 

Avenue, Annandale's main 

road, was originally a part of 

the New Jersey Turnpike, an 

early toll road that went from 

New Brunswick to Easton, 

PA. The Revolutionary Tom 

Jones’ Tavern is located on the main road. 

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Cokesbury Historic District 

SR 6/3/97 NR 7/17/97 

Cokesbury Historic District is located in both 

Tewksbury and Clinton 

Townships. The village 

was named for the two 

most prominent Methodist 

Ministers of the era, 

Bishop Asbury and 

Bishop Coke. There was 

a furnace here in 1754. 

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Readingsburg Historic District 

SR 1/1/00 NR 3/3/00 

Readingsburgh Historic District is located on the 

South Branch of the 

Raritan River and was 

the site of early mills. 

About six dwellings 

comprised the village. 

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Structures 

Bray-Hoffman House, early 19th century 


Fink Type Ttruss Bridge, 1857 

(demolished) 


See the Potterstown Historic District 

in Readington Township 

See Cokesbury Historic District 

in Tewksbury Township 

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Delaware Township 

Covered Bridge Historic District 

SR 1/19/99 NR 3/5/99 

Green Sergeants Bridge is the last remaining 

covered bridge in the State of New Jersey. A 

volunteer citizens group saved it from demolition 

in the 1960’s. The District includes the 1872 

bridge and surrounding farmsteads of the late 18th 

and 19th century. 

15


Delaware & Raritan Canal 

SR 11/30/72 NR 5/11/73 

Delaware and Raritan Canal Historic District is located 

in five communities: the Townships of Delaware, 

Kingwood, and West Amwell, and the Borough of 

Stockton. Begun in 1832, the canal commenced at 

“Bool’s (Bull’s) Island and paralleled the Delaware 

River to Trenton 

where it turned 

and made its way 

to New Brunswick. 

The engineer 

in charge of 

this monumental 

undertaking was 

Ashbel Welch. 

Hundreds of men, 

many of them Irish, rushed to Lambertville to seek 

work digging the canal. Unfortunately, an epidemic of 

“Asiatic Cholera” broke out amongst the workers, and 

dozens were buried in nameless graves in Potter’s 

Field. The canal served as the most modern of transportation 

methods; manufactured goods and coal from 

the Pennsylvania mines were moved quickly to the 

markets to the east. Upon the advent of railroads in the 

1840s and 50s, the canals died as a means of transportation. 

(see map on next page) 

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Structures 

Locktown Baptist Church, 1819 


Peck’s Ferry Bridge, 1900 

(D-388) 

Green Sergeant’s Covered Bridge, 1872 

(D-304) 

The D & R Canal 

District is the dark line 

parallel to the Canal and 

Delaware River. 

Pennsylvania 

Delaware & Raritan Canal Historic District 

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Hunterdon 

County

East Amwell Township 

Clover Hill Historic District 

SR 10/16/79 NR 9/29/80 

Clover Hill Historic District is comprised of a 

small settlement in the most easterly part of the 

township. Much of the 

district lies in Hillsborough 

Township, Somerset 

County. Originally 

referred to as 

“Coughstown” or 

“Koughstown,” it was 

known as Clover Hill by 

1848. A few houses, a store, hotel, blacksmith 

shop, post office and church comprised the village 

by 1880. 

Raritan Township 


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East Amwell Township


New Market-Linvale Snydertown Historic District 

SR 12/29/97 NR 2/12/98 

New Market-Linvale/ 

Snyderstown Historic District 

is located along the old Trenton 

Road (Route 31). There 

was a store as early as the late 

18 th century, which stands today. 

Snyderstown was named 

for a pre-Revolutionary grist 

and oil mill which is now a 

private dwelling. The area 

became known as Linvale in 

1891. 

19


Reaville Historic District 

SR 12/20/01 NR 5/2/02 

The village was formerly 

called Greenville. It was the 

site of the 18th century 

Manners Tavern. By the 

mid-19th century it became 

known as Reaville after 

Runkle Rea who was the 

first postmaster and the 

founder of the village. By 

1881 there was a school, 

Presbyterian church, hotel, store, shops, and 

twenty or more dwellings. 

20


Ringoes Historic District 

SR 10/12/99 NR 12/20/99 

Ringoes village grew 

around the site of 

John Ringo's Tavern. 

It was in that tavern 

that the Committee of 

Correspondence and 

the Sons of Liberty 

met during the Revolutionary 

War. 

21


Wertsville Historic District 

SR 8/3/00 NR 10/5/00 

Wertsville, located at 

the corner of Lindbergh 

Road and 

Wertsville Road, 

takes its name from 

the Werts family. In 

1881, the village 

consisted of a 

school, post office, and Baptist Church. 

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Structures 

Highfields (Charles Lindbergh Estate) 


(also situated in Hopewell Township, 

Mercer County) 

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Flemington Borough 

Flemington Historic District 

SR 2/27/80 NR 9/17/80 

Due to its vast history, almost the entire Borough 

of Flemington is on 

the historic register. 

The oldest dwelling 

is the 1756 Fleming 

Castle, which was the 

first substantial house 

in town. Flemington 

has been the County 

Seat since I791, and has seen the building of three 

courthouses in the span of two hundred eight 

years. The Borough has a plethora of well 

maintained 19th century and early 20th century 

residential architecture. 

Route 

12 

24 

Route 

31 

Route 

202

Flemington Borough 

Structure 

Fleming Castle, 1756 


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Franklin Township 

Pittstown Historic District 

SR 8/17/90 NR 10/11/90 

Pittstown, located along the Capoolong Creek, was 

originally called “Hoff’s Mills.” The name was 

changed to Pitts Town in honor of William Pitt, 

the British nobleman. 

Built in 

1801 by Moore 

Furman, the 

Century Inn was 

constructed to 

celebrate the new 

century. The Inn 

still stands today 

and was recently renovated. 

26


Quakertown Historic District 

SR 2/20/90 NR 8/23/90 

Quakertown is an 18 th century settlement of members 

of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. It is 

dominated by the Quaker 

Meeting House - the third 

Meeting House on this spot - 

and its cemetery to the rear. 

The village consisted of two 

stores, a school, two blacksmith 

shops and about 30 

dwellings in 1880. 

27


Rockhill Agricultural Historic District 

SR 6/25/80 NR 4/5/84 

Rockhill Agricultural Historic District is so named 

for the Rockhill family who lived here as early as 

1731 and owned 846 

acres. An agricultural 

district with extant 

18 th century farms, 

stone houses, barns 

and outbuildings, it 

extends into Union 

Township. 

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Structure 

Lansdown dwelling, c. 1765 


29

Frenchtown Borough 

Frenchtown Historic District 

SR 3/14/94 NR 5/14/94 

Before the American 

Revolution, Thomas 

Lowrey owned the area 

now comprising the 

Frenchtown Historic 

District. He built a gristmill 

on the land fronting 

the Delaware River. Lowrey sold the land (968 

acres) in 1794 to Paul Henri Mallet-Prevost, who 

served as a soldier in the French Revolution. 

Though he was thought to be French – hence the 

name Frenchtown – Paul Henri was a Swiss! The 

borough was set off from Alexandria Township on 

April 4, 1867. By 1881 Frenchtown was the site 

of several 

mills, 

stores, and 

taverns. 

30

Glen Gardner Borough 

Structure 

Pony Pratt Truss Bridge, 1870 

School Street over Spruce Run 

(G-63) 

31

Hampton Borough 

See the Imlaysdale Historic District 

in Lebanon Township 

32

High Bridge Borough 

Structure 

High Bridge Reformed Church, 1870 

Block 11 Lots 6 & 7 

33

Amsterdam Historic District 

SR 1/24/95 NR 3/17/95 

Amsterdam Historic 

District is located on 

the side of Gravel 

Hill. In 1881 this 

hamlet had a sawmill, 

a shoemaker’s shop 

and a carpenter’s 

shop. 

Holland Township 

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to Route 627


Pursley’s Ferry Historic District 

SR 7/12/78 NR 10/8/80 

Pursley's Ferry Historic District was also referred 

to as “Parsley's 

Ferry” and 

“Johnson's Ferry" for 

the ferry operation 

that crossed the 

Delaware River 

from pre-1777 up until 

the Civil War. An 

early road led from the ferry to Bethlehem Township. 

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Structure 

Riegel Ridge Community Center 



See the Little York and Mt Pleasant 

Historic Districts in Alexandria Township. 

36

Kingwood Township 


See the Delaware & Raritan Canal 

Historic District in Delaware Township 

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Lambertville City 

Lambertville Historic District 

SR 5/18/83 NR 6/30/83 

Hunterdon's only city, Lambertville’s history dates 

back to the early 1700s when a ferry crossing the 

Delaware River to Pennsylvania was established. 

The area became known as Coryell's Ferry after 

Emanuel Coryell who purchased the ferry in 1733. 

The name stuck until 1814 when a post office was 

established and 

named in honor of 

Senator John Lambert, 

who helped 

procure the post 

office for the town. 

Lambertville’s 

Revolutionary history 

is extensive, 

with Washington’s presence in Coryell's Ferry in 

1776, 1777 and 1778. 

George Coryell, a pallbearer for Washington, is 

buried in the Presbyterian churchyard. As the city 

grew, its prosperity was evident by the many mills 

and factories. All periods of American architecture 

are still present in Lambertville. 

(see the map on the following page) 

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Lambertville City 

Structures 

Lambertville House, 1812 


James Marshall House, 1816 



See also the Delaware & Raritan Canal 

Historic District in Delaware Township. 

Lambertville Historic District 

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Lebanon Township 

Imlaydale Historic District 

SR 2/6/91 NR 3/27/91 

Imlaydale Historic 

District is located 

along the Musconetcong 

River in both 

Hunterdon and Warren 

Counties. This 

small village grew 

up around an early 

grist mill and the 

original stone arch bridge that crossed the river. 


40


New Hampton Historic District 

SR 1/28/98 NR 4/6/98 

New Hampton Historic District is located along 

the Musconetcong 

River. Formerly 

known as “Johnson's 

Mills. . .where the 

road from Trenton to 

Oxford (Furnace) 

and Sussex County 

crossed the stream.” 

In 1834 the village 

consisted of a gristmill, a saw mill, 2 stores, 3 taverns 

and 20-25 dwellings. 

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Hunterdon County


Structures 

Miller Farmstead (includes Stephensburg Bridge, 1860) 


(and L-97W) 

New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge, 1900 

Springtown Road 

(L-90W) 

42

Raritan Township 

Structure 

John Reading Farmstead, 1760 



See the Dart’s Mill and Readington/Raritan South 

Branch Historic Districts in Readington Township 

and 

Clover Hill and Reaville Historic Districts 

in East Amwell Township 

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Readington Township 

Dart’s Mill Historic District 

SR 3/18/81 NR 4/29/82 

Dart's Mill Historic District was a thriving mill 

seat on the South 

Branch of the Raritan 

River. It included a 

merchant center, 

blacksmith, store and 

a complex of mills. 

Until recently, mills 

were on this site dating 

back to 1730. The last mill burned in 1994. 

South Branch of 

The Raritan River 

to Route 31 

Rt 523 

44


Potterstown Rural Historic District 

SR 4/10/92 NR 7/2/92 

Potterstown Historic District is one of the oldest 

settlements in Hunterdon. Potterstown was at the 

crossroads of the West Jersey Society's “Line” and 

the old Raritan Path which became the "County 

Road" and later the 

New Jersey Turnpike. 

Eventually the road 

moved south and is 

known today as Route 

22. The first German 

Lutheran Church in 

New Jersey was built 

in Potterstown on land donated by a free negro, 

Aray Van Guinea. 

I-78 

45 

I-78 

to Route 22


Readington Village Historic District 

SR 5/10/91 NR 6/24/91 

Readington Village Historic District. 

Readington Village was 

settled in the first decade of the 

18th century by Dutch farmers. 

The Readington Dutch Reformed 

Church is the oldest Dutch reformed 

parish in the county. The 

Village was located on the main 

road to New Brunswick, a thriving 

19 th century city in Middlesex 

County. The Village originally consisted of a 

church, mill, store , school and tavern. 

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Readington/Raritan South Branch Historic District 

SR 12/7/89 NR 1/26/90 

The South Branch District is.the site of some of the 

oldest houses in both Raritan and Readington Townships. 

The home of Acting Royal Governor John Reading, 

dated 1760, still remains. 

The Ryerson 

house is dated 1733 and is 

the oldest remaining 

house in Readington 

Township. 

Route 

31 

47


Stanton Historic District 

SR 2/24/90 NR 8/10/90 

Stanton is an early Dutch German settlement with 

three 18th century 

stone houses and an 

18 th century frame 

house still remaining. 

The construction of 

the Dutch Reformed 

Church in 1833 

spurred more growth 

in the 19 th century. 

48


Taylor’s Mill Historic District 

SR 4/10/92 NR 3/7/97 

This District includes a miller’s house and mill 

ruins from 1760 

along with the mill 

race and truss bridge 

crossing the Rockaway 

Creek. The 

original mill owner 

John Taylor was 

Colonel in the 4th 

Hunterdon Militia 

and fought in the Continental Army of the Revolution. 

Grain for George Washington’s troops was 

ground here during the Revolution. 

49


Structures 

Higginsville Road Bridges, c. 1893 

(R-183S and R-184S) 

Whitehouse Railroad Station, 1892 


50

Prallsville Historic District 

SR 8/16/76 NR 6/27/79 

As early as 17O2, 

John Reading 

owned and operated 

mills here. 

Located on the 

Delaware River, it 

is named for John 

Prall who settled 

here in 1792. In 

1834, the hamlet was made up of a grist mill, store, 

tavern and some 6 to 8 houses. 

D & R Canal 


Delaware 

River 

Stockton Borough 

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Rt 29

Tewksbury Township 

Fairmount Historic District 

SR 10/23/96 NR 12/20/96 

Fairmount is located in the middle 

of the Township and was 

originally called 'Parkersville" 

for West Jersey Proprietor, 

James Parker. The Rockaway 

River flows through the village 

which was home to several early 

American shops and businesses. 

52


Mountainville Historic District 

SR 7/30/93 NR 12/7/93 

Mountainville was probably first settled and 

named in the 1840s. By 1880, it boasted a store, 

blacksmith, shoe 

shop, wheelwright, 

a still, 

two mills, hotel, 

school house 

and twenty three 

dwellings. 

53


Oldwick Historic District 

SR 6/2/86 NR 11/14/88 

Formerly known as New 

Germantown, this town 

changed its name to Oldwick 

after WWI. It was 

settled by Palatine Germans 

in the first half of the l8th 

century. The Zion Lutheran 

Church occupied the present 

church building in I750. 

54


Pottersville Historic District 

SR 8/9/90 NR 9/18/90 

Pottersville Historic District. This district was 

named for one of its 

earliest settlers - the 

Potter family. The 

village is located in 

three counties, 

Hunterdon Morris 

and Somerset. A 

very ancient mill 

seat, the village is located on the Lamington River 

and was originally called Lamington Falls. 

55


Structures 

Kline Farmhouse, 1790 


Palatine Road Bridge, c. 1900 

(T-42) 

Hollow Brook Road Bridge, c. 1930 

(T-22) 

Frog Hollow Road Bridge, 19th century 

(T-9) 


See Cokesbury Historic District 

in Clinton Township 

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Union Township 

Van Syckel Corner District 

SR 8/9/79 NR 11/8/79 

In 1763, David Reynolds constructed the first 

tavern in this village. 

In 1766, three 

delegates to the 

"Sons of Liberty" 

were chosen at a 

meeting here. The 

Tavern has been recently 

restored and 

is under private 

ownership. 

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Union Township 

Structures 

Daniel Case/Sarah Clark farmstead, c. 1800 


Peter Mechlin’s Corner Tavern, c. 1830 


Perryville Tavern, 1813 


Turner/Chew/Carhart Farm, 19th Century 



See Rockhill Agricultural Historic District 

in Franklin Township 

58

West Amwell Township 

Mount Airy Historic District 

SR 9/14/89 NR 11/13/89 

In colonial days, this hamlet was a stage stop on 

the Old York Road - a heavily traveled road that 

connected Philadelphia 

and New York City. 

The Holcombe storehouse 

was built in the 

1700s and still stands. 

It was in the storehouse 

that farm produce 

was stored until 

market wagons could take it to more easterly 

markets. 

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Rt 

179


Pleasant Valley Historic District 

SR 4/12/91 NR 6/14/91 

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This is a 19th century 

farm settlement located 

in the valley just south 

of the City of Lambertville. 

Pleasant Valley 

also lies in Mercer 

County. 

Mercer County



See the Delaware & Raritan Canal Historic District 

in Delaware Township 


New Market-Linvale/Snydertown Historic District 

in East Amwell Township. 

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Historic Sites and Districts of Hunterdon County

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