The Oxford Industrial Historic District is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) historic district primarily located in Oxford Township in Warren County, New Jersey. It also extends into Mansfield Township and Washington Township.[2] The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 27, 1992, for its significance in community development, industry, and transportation from 1741 to 1930.[1] It has 385 contributing buildings, including the individually listed Oxford Furnace and Shippen Manor, three contributing structures, and six contributing sites.[3]
Oxford Industrial Historic District | |
 Oxford Furnace and the Oxford Colonial United Methodist Church | |
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| Location | NJ Route 31; Belvidere, Buckley, and Washington avenues; Jonestown and Mine Hill roads; Academy and Church streets, and vicinity Oxford Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°47′55″N 74°59′42″W / 40.79861°N 74.99500°W |
| Area | 1,200 acres (490 ha) |
| Architectural style | Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001471[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 2774[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 27, 1992 |
| Designated NJRHP | August 16, 1991 |
History and description
editOxford Furnace was started in 1741 by Joseph Shippen Jr. and Jonathan Robeson. The ironmaster's house, Shippen Manor, was built by Shippen and his brother William Shippen Sr. and features Georgian architecture. The Oxford Methodist Church was built in 1813 with Colonial Revival architecture.[3]
Gallery of contributing properties
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Oxford Furnace and blowing house -
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Oxford Methodist Church
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#91001471)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Warren County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 7.
- ^ a b Bertland, Dennis; Wolf, Andrew (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oxford Industrial Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 104 photos from 1988
External links
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Media related to Oxford Industrial Historic District at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-236, "Oxford Furnace, Oxford, Warren County, NJ", 10 photos, 9 measured drawings, 5 data pages
