Headquarters, New Jersey
Headquarters, New Jersey | ||
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Township Delaware | | |
| Elevation | 276 ft (84 m) | |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) | |
| GNIS feature ID | 877026[1] | |
Headquarters is an
History
Headquarters was the site of a grist mill built by John Opdycke (1710–1777) in 1735 along the Caponockons Creek, a tributary of the Neshanic River. The mill was one of the first in Hunterdon County. The current mill was built in 1754 at the same site. It was later rebuilt in 1877 by John A. Carrell. The industry thrived until the early 20th century when the mill shut down.[4]
The community is named Headquarters after the local tradition that George Washington used the stone house built here in 1758 as such for a few days during the American Revolutionary War.[4][5]
The district was first established as a historic area by Delaware Township in the 1980s to push back against a widening of CR 604.
Historic district
Headquarters Historic District | |
 House at 402 Rosemont-Ringoes Road | |
| Location | Zentek Road and Rosemont-Ringoes Road |
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| Nearest city | Sergeantsville, New Jersey |
| Area | 22.5 acres (9.1 ha) |
| Built | 1735 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000447[6] (original) 15000798[7] (increase) |
| NJRHP No. | 5091; 5463[8] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 14, 2011 |
| Boundary increase | February 8, 2016 |
| Designated NJRHP | May 24, 2011 December 16, 2015 |
The Headquarters Historic District is a 22.5-acre (9.1 ha)
Headquarters House at 6 Zentek Road was built in 1758, probably by Opdycke, and features vernacular Georgian architecture with Victorian embellishments. The house at 402 Rosemont-Ringoes Road was built c. 1800–1840 and shows modern Colonial Revival embellishment.[4]
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Headquarters House and grist mill in the distance, on Zentek Road -
House by the intersection of Rosemount-Ringoes and Zentek roads
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Headquarters". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
- ^ "Hunterdon County Route 604 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. p. 2.
- ^ a b c d e Parsekian, Ann; Armstrong, Janice; Bertland, Dennis (December 2010). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Headquarters Historic District (Report). National Park Service – via National Archives Catalog for New Jersey. With accompanying 12 photos. (Downloading may be slow.)
- ^ Snell, James P. (1881). "Headquarters". History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. p. 375.
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#11000447)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#15000798)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. June 23, 2021. p. 4.
- ^ Bertland, Dennis; Armstrong, Janice (October 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Headquarters Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Information)". National Park Service. With accompanying 11 photos
- ^ "Headquarters Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Information)". National Park Service.
External links
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