Rocky Hill Historic District
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Rocky Hill Historic District | |
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First Reformed Church, built 1856 in Carpenter Gothic style | |
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| Location | Washington St., Montgomery, Crescent, and Princeton Aves. in Rocky Hill, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°24′01.0″N 74°38′14.9″W / 40.400278°N 74.637472°W |
| Area | 176 acres (71 ha) |
| Built | 18th and 19th centuries |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Vernacular, Carpenter Gothic |
| NRHP Reference # | 82003304 |
| NJRHP # | 2580[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | July 8, 1982 |
| Designated NJRHP | January 14, 1982 |
The Rocky Hill Historic District encompasses the historic core of Rocky Hill, New Jersey along Washington St., Montgomery, Princeton, and Crescent Aves. The village is approximately one square mile and traces its beginnings to the 18th century, when George Washington stayed at Rockingham, and its major growth period to the second quarter of the 19th century. The district encompasses 145 buildings, only 12 of which are non-contributing, and has sustained its historic character without the intrusion of modern structures or parking lots. The most notable landmark in the village is First Reformed Church, built in 1856 in the Carpenter Gothic style.[2]
Gallery
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The no longer extant Pennsylvania Railroad depot in Rocky Hill, with the Delaware and Raritan Canal and the smokestack of the Power Station in the background
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Workmen at the Atlantic Terracotta works, a major producer of architectural terracotta until its demise in the 1930s
See also
References
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- ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places — Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection — Historic Preservation Office. April 28, 2015.
- ↑ Peck, Candace. "Rocky Hill Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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