The Seigle Homestead is a historic house built around 1793 and located along Riegelsville-Warren Glen Road in the Finesville section of Pohatcong Township, the only surviving two-story log house in Warren County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1977, for its significance in architecture and social history.[3] The log house was listed as a contributing property of the Finesville–Seigletown Historic District on November 10, 2010.[4]
Seigle Homestead | |
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| Location | Riegelsville-Warren Glen Road, Finesville, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°36′43″N 75°09′54″W / 40.61194°N 75.16500°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | c. 1793 |
| Architectural style | Log House |
| Part of | Finesville–Seigletown Historic District (ID10000892) |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000918[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 2792[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | November 7, 1977 |
| Designated CP | November 10, 2010 |
| Designated NJRHP | January 10, 1977 |
History and description
editThe log house was built by members of the Benjamin Seigle family around 1793. The area around it had a mill, pottery, and store operated by the family. The hamlet became known as Seigletown.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System – (#77000918)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Warren County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 28, 2021. p. 10.
- ^ a b Karschner, Terry (November 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Seigle Homestead". National Park Service. With accompanying two photos
- ^ Bertland, Dennis; Armstrong, Janice (July 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Finesville–Seigletown Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 21 photos.)