Kennedy Mills, New Jersey
Kennedy Mills, New Jersey | |
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Unincorporated community | |
 Kennedy House | |
  Kennedy Mills, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°39′39″N 75°6′48″W / 40.66083°N 75.11333°WCoordinates: 40°39′39″N 75°6′48″W / 40.66083°N 75.11333°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Warren |
| Township | Greenwich |
| Elevation | 226 ft (69 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 877540[1] |
Kennedy Mills, also spelled Kennedy's Mills, is an unincorporated community located at the intersection of New Jersey Route 173 and the Pohatcong Creek in Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey.[1][2] The road parallels the stage coach route built in 1806, known as the New Jersey Turnpike, running between Easton, Pennsylvania and New Brunswick, New Jersey.[3][4]
History[]
By 1786, Robert Kennedy (1733–1812) owned the property, partly through the inheritance of his wife Elizabeth from her father William Henry (1716–1756). The mill may have been operating as early as 1764. Kennedy served as a wagonmaster in the American Revolutionary War. He is buried in the nearby Greenwich Presbyterian Church Cemetery. After his death, most of the property was inherited by his son Robert Henry Kennedy (1787–1859). After his death, the property passed to his son Henry Robert Kennedy (1815–1884).[3]
Historic buildings[]
Kennedy House and Mill | |
 Kennedy Mill | |
| Location | 306 NJ 173, Kennedy Mills, New Jersey |
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| Nearest city | Stewartsville, New Jersey |
| Area | 7.8 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000552[5] |
| NJRHP No. | 3494[6] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 16, 1996 |
| Designated NJRHP | March 25, 1996 |
The Kennedy House and Mill are historic buildings located at 306 NJ 173 in the community. They were added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 16, 1996 for their significance in architecture, politics/government and industry.[3]
The two-story Kennedy House was built c. 1815–1825 of coursed rubble stone construction in a Federal architecture style. The two and one-half story gristmill, located along the Pohatcong Creek, is also of rubble stone construction.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Kennedy Mills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
- ^ a b c d Bertland, Dennis H. (November 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kennedy House and Mill". National Park Service. With accompanying 22 photos
- ^ "New Jersey Historic Roadway Study" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. p. 192.
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#96000552)". 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. December 28, 2020. p. 10.
External links[]
Media related to Kennedy Mills, New Jersey at Wikimedia Commons
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- Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey
- Unincorporated communities in Warren County, New Jersey
- Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Warren County, New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places