The Beattystown Historic District is a 35-acre (14 ha) historic district in the village of Beattystown in Mansfield Township of Warren County, New Jersey, United States. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 1990 for its significance in architecture, commerce, industry, and settlement pattern from 1762 to 1929. It includes 32 contributing buildings.[3]
History and description
Beattystown was founded around 1762 with the establishment of the George Beatty Mill along the Musconetcong River. The former Presbyterian Church, now Skylands Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, was built around 1882 and features Eastern Stick style. The Iron Ore Scale House was built in the 1880s for the Shield Iron Ore mines. The brick Johnson General Store was built around 1830. The four-story stone S.B. Fisher Grist Mill, also known as the Beattystown Mill, was built around 1800–1810.[3]
Gallery of contributing properties
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Welcome to Beattystown Historic District -
Former Presbyterian Church -
Vernacular style frame house
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Iron Ore Scale House, Johnson General Store, and S.B. Fisher Grist Mill
References
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#90001449)". 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 27, 2023. p. 6.
- ^ a b Jones, Thomas E. (April 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beattystown Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 21 photos from 1989
External links
Media related to Beattystown Historic District at Wikimedia Commons- "Beattystown Historic District – Settled 1750". Historical Marker Database.
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