Millstone Historic District

	Millstone Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
	Borough Hall
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Location	Amwell and River Roads, Millstone, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°29′56″N 74°35′18″W / 40.49889°N 74.58833°WCoordinates: 40°29′56″N 74°35′18″W / 40.49889°N 74.58833°W
Area	80 acres (32 ha)
Built	1777
Architectural style	Mid 19th Century Revival, Federal, Dutch Colonial
NRHP reference No.	76001188
NJRHP No.	2533
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 13, 1976
Designated NJRHP	October 4, 1974

The Millstone Historic District is a historic district located in Millstone, Somerset County, New Jersey. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1976 for its significance in education, military history, settlement, and transportation. It includes 58 contributing buildings.^[3]

Significant contributing properties[]

John Van Doren House

The John Van Doren House was built c. 1755. It served as the headquarters for General George Washington on the night of January 3–4, 1777, after the Battle of Princeton.^[4]^[5]

Hillsborough Reformed Church

The Hillsborough Reformed Church was built 1828. The congregation has been active since 1766.^[3]^[6]

Borough Hall

Borough Hall was built c. 1850. It was a one-room school house from 1860 to 1944.^[3]

Blacksmith Shop

The Blacksmith Shop, also called the Old Millstone Forge, was built c. 1740. It now serves as a museum.^[3]^[5]

References[]

^ "National Register Information System – (#76001188)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2020. p. 10.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d McCabe, Wayne T. (September 13, 1976). "NRHP Nomination: Millstone Historic District". National Park Service. "Accompanying 16 photos, from 1974".
^ "The John Van Doren House" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. 1937.
^ ^a ^b "Millstone History". Millstone Borough.
^ "Hillsborough Reformed Church at Millstone".

External links[]

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-293, "John Van Doren House, Millstone, Somerset County, NJ", 8 photos, 4 data pages
HABS No. NJ-295, "Dutch Reformed Church, Amwell Road & Main Street, Millstone, Somerset County, NJ", 3 photos, 14 measured drawings, 5 data pages
Millstone Borough Master Plan Assessment (PDF)

[nris-1] "National Register Information System – (#76001188)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[NJRHP-2] "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2020. p. 10.

[nrhpnom-3] McCabe, Wayne T. (September 13, 1976). "NRHP Nomination: Millstone Historic District". National Park Service. "Accompanying 16 photos, from 1974".

[4] "The John Van Doren House" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. 1937.

[milhis-5] "Millstone History". Millstone Borough.

[6] "Hillsborough Reformed Church at Millstone".

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v t National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, New Jersey
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Places of worship	Mount Bethel Baptist Meetinghouse Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge Reformed Dutch Church of Blawenburg Six Mile Run Reformed Church St. Bernard's Church and Parish House St. John's Church Complex
Houses	General John Frelinghuysen House Dirck Gulick House Kennedy–Martin–Stelle Farmstead Kirch–Ford House Maplewood The Meadows Old Dutch Parsonage Daniel Robert House Rockingham J. Harper Smith Mansion Staats House Andrew Ten Eyck House Tulipwood Vail–Trust House Van Horne House Van Veghten House Jacobus Vanderveer House Van Derventer–Brunson House Vosseller's-Castner's-Allen's Tavern Wallace House
Buildings	Baker–Duderstadt Farm Basking Ridge Classical School Bernardsville Station Bound Brook Station Brook Theater Far Hills Station Gladstone Station Lyons Station John Parker Tavern Raritan Station Relief Hose Company No. 2 Engine House Somerset Courthouse Green South Branch Schoolhouse West End Hose Company Number 3
Sites	Middlebrook Encampment Site Pluckemin Continental Artillery Cantonment Site Lord Stirling Manor Site
Structures	Old Stone Arch Bridge Raritan Bridge
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey