Arneytown, New Jersey

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Arneytown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Approaching the center of Arneytown on eastbound CR 664
Approaching the center of Arneytown on eastbound CR 664
Arneytown is located in Burlington County, New Jersey
Arneytown
Arneytown
Coordinates: 40°06′05″N 74°33′58″W / 40.10139°N 74.56611°W / 40.10139; -74.56611Coordinates: 40°06′05″N 74°33′58″W / 40.10139°N 74.56611°W / 40.10139; -74.56611[1]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountiesBurlington and Monmouth
TownshipsNorth Hanover and Upper Freehold
Elevation
[1]
164 ft (50 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
Area codes609, 640
GNIS feature ID874381[1]

Arneytown is an unincorporated community located along Province Line Road on the border of North Hanover Township in Burlington County and Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County of New Jersey.[1][2][3] It is two miles (3.2 km) north of Jacobstown. Province Line Road was on the boundary line between the Provinces of East Jersey and West Jersey. The area was once called Upper Freehold by 18th-century Quaker settlers. With the establishment of the first post office in 1827, it became known as Arneytown.[4]

History[]

The Arneytown Tavern, also known as the Lawrie House, was built c. 1731. It was recorded as a tavern in 1762 when William Lawrie deeded it to Richard Platt.[4]

Historic district[]

Arneytown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Arneytown Historic District.JPG
Lawrie House
LocationProvince Line Road (Ellisdale-Arneytown Road) and Chesterfield-Arneytown Road
Area58 acres (23 ha)
Built1731 (1731)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Georgian
NRHP reference No.67451850[5]
NJRHP No.854[6][7]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1977
Designated NJRHPDecember 26, 1974

The Arneytown Historic District is a 58-acre (23 ha) historic district encompassing the community. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1977, for its significance in architecture and community development. The district has 12 contributing buildings, including three documented individually by the Historic American Buildings Survey: Lawrie House, Duncan Mackenzie Place, and Emley-Wilde House.[4]

Cemetery[]

The Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located south of the community on 225 acres (91 ha) of land. It was dedicated on May 30, 1986, by Governor Thomas Kean, and named after Doyle on January 3, 1989.[8]

Gallery[]

  • Late 18th-century house

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Arneytown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1894). Bulletin 118: A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 13. doi:10.3133/b118.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Israel, Nancy (August 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Arneytown Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 10 photos
  5. ^ "National Register Information System – (#67451850)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  6. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Burlington County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 23, 2021. p. 14.
  7. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 23, 2021. p. 18.
  8. ^ "BG William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery". New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

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