The Oldwick Historic District is a 170-acre (69 ha) national historic district located along County Route 517 (Main Street), Church, King, James, Joliet and William streets in the Oldwick section of Tewksbury Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1988, for its significance in architecture, commerce, and industry. It includes 127 contributing buildings, 12 contributing structures, and one contributing site. The Kline Farmhouse, listed individually in 1984, also contributes to the district. Many of the buildings were documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey.[3]
Oldwick Historic District | |
 Historic buildings, the Charles E. Dickerson House and the Oldwick Methodist Church, along Main Street, 2016 | |
  Oldwick Historic District  Oldwick Historic District  Oldwick Historic District | |
| Location | Roughly along County Route 517 (Main Street), Church, King, James, Joliet and William Streets Oldwick, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°40′22″N 74°44′57″W / 40.67278°N 74.74917°W |
| Area | 170 acres (69 ha) |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Early Republic, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002153[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 1632[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 14, 1988 |
| Designated NJRHP | June 2, 1986 |
History
editIn the 1740s, Ralph Smith bought land in the northern part of Oldwick. The Zion Lutheran Church was built in 1749 and remodeled in 1831 using vernacular Gothic/Greek Revival style. The Tewksbury Inn was built in 1800 with Colonial Revival embellishment. The Oldwick Methodist Church was built in 1865 with Romanesque Revival style.[3]
Gallery of contributing properties
editSelected properties that are pivotal, that is, the most important to the district in terms of architecture or history, as described by the nomination form.[3]
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General Store -
Tewksbury Inn -
Van Doren House -
Zion Lutheran Church -
Queen Anne style house -
Victorian style house
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System – (#88002153)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. August 17, 2017. p. 14.
- ^ a b c Bertland, Dennis (November 14, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oldwick Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 24 photos, from 1983
External links
edit- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-775, "Barnett Hall Academy, High Street, Oldwick, Hunterdon County, NJ", 2 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. NJ-776, "Beavers House, Main Street (County Route 517), Oldwick, Hunterdon County, NJ", 3 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. NJ-777, "Charles E. Dickerson House, Main Street, Oldwick, Hunterdon County, NJ", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. NJ-779, "Jacob R. Fisher House, High Street, Oldwick, Hunterdon County, NJ", 6 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. NJ-781, "Robert M. Honeyman House, Joliet Street, Oldwick, Hunterdon County, NJ", 5 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. NJ-782, "Henry Miller House, Main Street, Oldwick, Hunterdon County, NJ", 27 photos, 2 photo caption pages
- HABS No. NJ-783, "Oldwick Methodist Church, Main Street, Oldwick, Hunterdon County, NJ", 7 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. NJ-784, "Crater-Slack House, High Street, Oldwick, Hunterdon County, NJ", 4 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. NJ-785, "Van Doren House, Main Street, Oldwick, Hunterdon County, NJ", 3 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. NJ-786, "Zion Lutheran Church, Main & Church Streets, Oldwick, Hunterdon County, NJ", 6 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page