National Register of Historic Places listings in Sussex County, New Jersey

Summary

List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sussex County, New Jersey

Location of Sussex County in New Jersey
Contents: Counties and communities in New Jersey
AtlanticBergen (Closter, Franklin Lakes, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Wyckoff) – BurlingtonCamdenCape MayCumberlandEssexGloucesterHudsonHunterdonMercerMiddlesexMonmouthMorrisOceanPassaicSalemSomersetSussexUnionWarren

This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Sussex County, New Jersey. Latitude and longitude coordinates of the sites listed on this page may be displayed in an online map.[1]


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 8, 2024.[2]

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Backwards Tunnel
Backwards Tunnel
Backwards Tunnel
December 28, 2005
(#05001483)
Cork Hill Rd., 310 ft. N of Passaic Ave. intersection
41°05′16″N 74°36′06″W / 41.087778°N 74.601667°W / 41.087778; -74.601667 (Backwards Tunnel)
Ogdensburg Built by the Midland Railroad in 1871. So called because bore for the Wallkill River is wider than that for the road.
2 Bethany Chapel
Bethany Chapel
Bethany Chapel
February 29, 1980
(#80002517)
103 Hamburg Tpke.
41°08′50″N 74°34′26″W / 41.147222°N 74.573889°W / 41.147222; -74.573889 (Bethany Chapel)
Hamburg 1869 stone church
3 Black Creek Site
Black Creek Site
Black Creek Site
November 27, 2002
(#02000626)
Address Restricted
Vernon Township
4 Crescent Theatre
Crescent Theatre
Crescent Theatre
September 7, 2005
(#05000965)
74 Main St.
41°12′33″N 74°36′28″W / 41.209167°N 74.607778°W / 41.209167; -74.607778 (Crescent Theatre)
Sussex 1917 theater was local community center and one of the first in the region to show sound films in 1929. Now home to Tri-State Theater Co.
5 Erickson Lakeside Cabin
Erickson Lakeside Cabin
Erickson Lakeside Cabin
November 3, 2017
(#100001778)
103 Lakeside Dr., Lake Wallkill
41°14′12″N 74°32′15″W / 41.236530°N 74.537511°W / 41.236530; -74.537511 (Erickson Lakeside Cabin)
Vernon Township
6 Evans–Waters Cottage
Evans–Waters Cottage
Evans–Waters Cottage
November 15, 2016
(#16000777)
11 Grandview Road, Lake Wallkill
41°14′23″N 74°32′16″W / 41.239766°N 74.537747°W / 41.239766; -74.537747 (Evans–Waters Cottage)
Vernon Township
7 First Presbyterian Church of Wantage
First Presbyterian Church of Wantage
First Presbyterian Church of Wantage
September 23, 1982
(#82003305)
N of Sussex on NJ 23
41°14′28″N 74°37′22″W / 41.241111°N 74.622778°W / 41.241111; -74.622778 (First Presbyterian Church of Wantage)
Sussex 1829 church housed one of the first congregations in Wantage, established in 1787. Later changed from Reformed to Presbyterian.
8 Foster–Armstrong House
Foster–Armstrong House
Foster–Armstrong House
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July 23, 1979
(#79000235)
320 River Road
41°18′33″N 74°47′19″W / 41.309167°N 74.788611°W / 41.309167; -74.788611 (Foster–Armstrong House)
Montague Township
9 Cornelius Gunn House
Cornelius Gunn House
Cornelius Gunn House
July 23, 1979
(#79000238)
Southwest of Wallpack Center on Ridge Road
41°09′07″N 74°54′03″W / 41.151944°N 74.900833°W / 41.151944; -74.900833 (Cornelius Gunn House)
Walpack Township
10 Harmony Hill United Methodist Church
Harmony Hill United Methodist Church
Harmony Hill United Methodist Church
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September 19, 1977
(#77000913)
N of Stillwater on Fairview Lake Rd.
41°02′33″N 74°52′54″W / 41.0425°N 74.881667°W / 41.0425; -74.881667 (Harmony Hill United Methodist Church)
Stillwater
11 High Breeze Farm
High Breeze Farm
High Breeze Farm
July 27, 1989
(#89000993)
Barrett Rd. off NJ 94
41°13′06″N 74°25′03″W / 41.218333°N 74.4175°W / 41.218333; -74.4175 (High Breeze Farm)
Highland Lakes
12 High Point State Park
High Point State Park
High Point State Park
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April 23, 1996
(#96000404)
Roughly bounded by the NJ-NY state line and State Highway 23. between Port Jervis, New York and Wantage Township, New Jersey
41°17′16″N 74°41′40″W / 41.287778°N 74.694444°W / 41.287778; -74.694444 (High Point State Park)
Montague
13 Hill Memorial
Hill Memorial
Hill Memorial
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July 18, 1985
(#85001565)
82 Main Street
41°03′24″N 74°45′17″W / 41.056667°N 74.754722°W / 41.056667; -74.754722 (Hill Memorial)
Newton Now houses the Sussex County Historical Society
14 Lafayette Village Historic District
Lafayette Village Historic District
Lafayette Village Historic District
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December 31, 2013
(#13001024)
NJ 15, Morris Farm Road and Meadows Road
41°05′53″N 74°41′18″W / 41.0979805°N 74.6883775°W / 41.0979805; -74.6883775 (Lafayette Village Historic District)
Lafayette Township
15 Lawrence Mansion
Lawrence Mansion
Lawrence Mansion
November 2, 1979
(#79001522)
W of Hamburg on NJ 94
41°09′09″N 74°35′14″W / 41.1525°N 74.587222°W / 41.1525; -74.587222 (Lawrence Mansion)
Hamburg 1841 Greek Revival mansion now used as commercial property
16 Richard Layton House
Richard Layton House
Richard Layton House
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July 23, 1979
(#79000237)
Southwest of Wallpack Center
41°08′53″N 74°54′14″W / 41.148056°N 74.903889°W / 41.148056; -74.903889 (Richard Layton House)
Walpack Township
17 Log Cabin and Farm
Log Cabin and Farm
Log Cabin and Farm
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August 24, 1977
(#77000910)
N of Branchville on Mattison Avenue
41°11′40″N 74°44′33″W / 41.194444°N 74.7425°W / 41.194444; -74.7425 (Log Cabin and Farm)
Frankford Township Known as Rutan Farm. Rutan Log Cabin relocated to Waterloo Village in 1989.[6]
18 Meadowburn Farm
Meadowburn Farm
Meadowburn Farm
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August 9, 1993
(#93000748)
Address Restricted, on Meadowburn Road
Vernon Township
19 Henry W. Merriam House
Henry W. Merriam House
Henry W. Merriam House
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December 18, 1970
(#70000396)
131 Main Street
41°03′10″N 74°45′20″W / 41.052778°N 74.755556°W / 41.052778; -74.755556 (Henry W. Merriam House)
Newton
20 Millville Historic and Archaeological District
Millville Historic and Archaeological District
Millville Historic and Archaeological District
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January 30, 1984
(#84002807)
Address Restricted, in the vicinity of Millville
Montague Township
21 Minisink Archeological Site
Minisink Archeological Site
Minisink Archeological Site
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April 19, 1993
(#93000608)
in the vicinity of Minisink Island[7]
41°17′26″N 74°49′44″W / 41.2906°N 74.829°W / 41.2906; -74.829 (Minisink Archeological Site)
Montague Township
22 Morris Canal
Morris Canal
Morris Canal
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October 1, 1974
(#74002228)
Irregular line beginning at Phillipsburg and ending at Jersey City
40°41′08″N 75°09′49″W / 40.685556°N 75.163611°W / 40.685556; -75.163611 (Morris Canal)
Not Applicable Extends through Essex County, New Jersey
23 Newton Town Plot Historic District
Newton Town Plot Historic District
Newton Town Plot Historic District
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November 12, 1992
(#92001521)
Church, High, Main, Moran, and Spring Streets; and Park Place
41°03′26″N 74°45′13″W / 41.057222°N 74.753611°W / 41.057222; -74.753611 (Newton Town Plot Historic District)
Newton 56 contributing properties on 17 acres of varying architectural styles and historical contexts. The boundaries were determined by the "Town Plot" surveyed by Jonathan Hampton in 1762.
24 Old Mine Road Historic District
Old Mine Road Historic District
Old Mine Road Historic District
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December 3, 1980
(#80000410)
NJ 521, Delaware, Old Mine, and River Roads
41°05′20″N 74°57′40″W / 41.088889°N 74.961111°W / 41.088889; -74.961111 (Old Mine Road Historic District)
Not Applicable Extends into Warren County, New Jersey
25 Old Monroe School House
Old Monroe School House
Old Monroe School House
August 12, 1977
(#77000911)
NJ 94
41°06′57″N 74°37′58″W / 41.115833°N 74.632778°W / 41.115833; -74.632778 (Old Monroe School House)
Monroe
26 Peters Valley Historic District
Peters Valley Historic District
Peters Valley Historic District
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February 29, 1980
(#80000437)
Bevans, Walpack, and Kuhn Roads
41°11′46″N 74°51′12″W / 41.196111°N 74.853333°W / 41.196111; -74.853333 (Peters Valley Historic District)
Sandyston Township
27 Plaster Mill
Plaster Mill
Plaster Mill
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August 3, 1977
(#77000912)
Off Main Street and Kelly Place
40°54′07″N 74°42′31″W / 40.901944°N 74.708611°W / 40.901944; -74.708611 (Plaster Mill)
Stanhope
28 Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex
Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex
Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex
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December 10, 2009
(#09000653)
928 Main St.
41°01′59″N 74°52′29″W / 41.032961°N 74.874725°W / 41.032961; -74.874725 (Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex)
Stillwater
29 Shoemaker–Houck Farm
Shoemaker–Houck Farm
Shoemaker–Houck Farm
July 23, 1979
(#79000234)
South of Wallpack Center on Haney's Mill-Wallpack Center Road
41°08′35″N 74°52′55″W / 41.143056°N 74.881944°W / 41.143056; -74.881944 (Shoemaker–Houck Farm)
Walpack Township
30 Andrew Snable House
Andrew Snable House
Andrew Snable House
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July 23, 1979
(#79000236)
Northeast of Wallpack Center on Sandyston-Haney's Mill Road
41°10′11″N 74°52′15″W / 41.169722°N 74.870833°W / 41.169722; -74.870833 (Andrew Snable House)
Walpack Township
31 Sterling Hill Mine
Sterling Hill Mine
Sterling Hill Mine
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September 3, 1991
(#91001365)
30 Plant St.
41°04′59″N 74°36′24″W / 41.083056°N 74.606667°W / 41.083056; -74.606667 (Sterling Hill Mine)
Ogdensburg
32 Stockholm United Methodist Church
Stockholm United Methodist Church
Stockholm United Methodist Church
March 26, 1976
(#76001189)
CR 515
41°05′21″N 74°30′43″W / 41.089167°N 74.511944°W / 41.089167; -74.511944 (Stockholm United Methodist Church)
Stockholm
33 Sussex County Courthouse
Sussex County Courthouse
Sussex County Courthouse
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July 23, 1979
(#79001523)
High and Spring Streets
41°03′32″N 74°45′14″W / 41.058889°N 74.753889°W / 41.058889; -74.753889 (Sussex County Courthouse)
Newton
34 Elias Van Bunschooten House
Elias Van Bunschooten House
Elias Van Bunschooten House
November 1, 1974
(#74001191)
NW of Sussex on NJ 23
41°15′51″N 74°38′11″W / 41.264167°N 74.636389°W / 41.264167; -74.636389 (Elias Van Bunschooten House)
Sussex
35 Wallpack Center Historic District
Wallpack Center Historic District
Wallpack Center Historic District
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July 17, 1980
(#80000354)
Wallpack Center Road
41°09′33″N 74°52′51″W / 41.159167°N 74.880833°W / 41.159167; -74.880833 (Wallpack Center Historic District)
Walpack Township
36 Waterloo Village
Waterloo Village
Waterloo Village
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September 13, 1977
(#77000909)
1 mi. S of Andover at Musconetcong River and CR 604; also Musconetcong R. & Cty. Rd. 604
40°54′56″N 74°45′22″W / 40.915556°N 74.756111°W / 40.915556; -74.756111 (Waterloo Village)
Andover Second set of addresses represents a boundary increase April 28, 2015.
37 White Deer Plaza and Boardwalk District
White Deer Plaza and Boardwalk District
White Deer Plaza and Boardwalk District
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July 11, 1988
(#88001012)
White Deer Plaza, Winona Parkway, and West Shore Trail, Lake Mohawk
41°01′56″N 74°38′28″W / 41.032222°N 74.641111°W / 41.032222; -74.641111 (White Deer Plaza and Boardwalk District)
Sparta

References edit

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Sussex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 29, 2022. pp. 1, 2. listed as the Rutan Farm (Cabin moved to Waterloo Village, Byram Township, c. 1989. Farm property still listed NR/SR; Cabin status unclear.)
  7. ^ Location derived from its NRHP nomination form; the NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted"