Raritan–Readington South Branch Historic District

Raritan–Readington South Branch Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Former Garabrant Farmstead
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Location	River Road between New Jersey Route 31 and U.S. Route 202, Raritan Township, New Jersey
Nearest city	Flemington, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°31′33″N 74°50′21″W
Area	556 acres (225 ha)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Georgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.	89002410[1]
NJRHP No.	1617[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 26, 1990
Designated NJRHP	December 7, 1989

The Raritan–Readington South Branch Historic District is a 556-acre (225 ha) historic district along River Road from New Jersey Route 31 to U.S. Route 202 near Flemington in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It is primarily on the western side of the South Branch Raritan River in Raritan Township. It extends onto the eastern side of the river in Readington Township. County Route 523 and County Route 612 pass through the district to the north. The district encompasses the small settlements of Holcomb Mills, Flemington Junction, and Rockefellows Mills. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 26, 1990, for its significance in architecture, politics, transportation, and exploration/settlement. The district includes 36 contributing buildings, four contributing structures, and three contributing sites. It also includes the John Reading Farmstead, previously listed on the NRHP individually.[3]

History

The John Reading Farmstead was built in 1760 for John Reading, former governor of the Province of New Jersey, 1757–1758.[3]

The Flemington Junction station was built c. 1885 by the Lehigh Valley Railroad.[3]

The one-lane Rockafellows Mill Bridge crossing the South Branch Raritan River was built in 1900 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio.[3][4]

Gallery

• 
  John Reading Farmstead, HABS photo from 1963
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  Flemington Junction station in 1895
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  Rockafellows Mill Bridge
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  Former Atkinson-Case-Quick Farmstead

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#89002410)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 23, 2021. p. 13.
3. Bertland, Dennis (December 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Raritan–Readington South Branch Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 44 photos
4. "Rockafellows Mill Bridge". HistoricBridges.org.

External links

• Media related to Raritan-Readington South Branch Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
• "South Branch Historic District". The Historical Marker Database.