The Raven Rock Historic District is a 53-acre (21 ha) historic district located along Daniel Bray Highway (NJ 29) and Quarry Road in the hamlet of Raven Rock in Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 2015, for its significance in architecture and community development.[1] The district includes 15 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites and 13 contributing structures.[3]
Raven Rock Historic District | |
 Contributing houses along Daniel Bray Highway in front of Raven Rock cliffs | |
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| Location | NJ 29 and Quarry Road Delaware Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°24′40″N 75°02′02″W / 40.41111°N 75.03389°W |
| Area | 53 acres (21 ha) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000774[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 5462[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 10, 2015 |
| Designated NJRHP | September 22, 2015 |
History and description
editThe two-story stone Saxtonville Tavern was built around 1782 and features Federal and Greek Revival influences. It was bought by Nathanial Saxton in 1810. During construction of the Delaware and Raritan Canal in the 1830s, it was a tavern with innkeeper Richard Bennett.[3] It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1939.[4] The Raven Rock Quarry was opened by the Nolan Brothers in 1873–1874. In the 1890s, John Ledger operated the quarry, then known as the Stockton Stone Company, and produced a light gray, fine grain sandstone used in construction projects. Operations stopped in the 1930s.[3]
Gallery of contributing properties
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Saxtonville Tavern -
Three unit property in Colonial Revival embellishment style -
House on Quarry Road with stone bank cellar -
Abandoned Raven Rock Quarry
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#15000774)". 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. September 11, 2023. p. 5.
- ^ a b c Bertland, Dennis; Armstrong, Janice (March 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Raven Rock Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 20 photos.
- ^ "Saxtonville Tavern". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1939.
External links
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Media related to Raven Rock Historic District at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-616, "Saxtonville Tavern, Raven Rock, Hunterdon County, NJ", 8 photos, 15 measured drawings, 7 data pages
- "Saxtonville Tavern". Historical Marker Database.
