Port Murray Historic District

The Port Murray Historic District is a historic district in the Port Murray section of Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey. It was an important transportation location, being on the Morris Canal and the Morris and Essex Railroad. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 1996 for its significance in community development, architecture, and transportation from 1828 to 1915.[3]

Port Murray Historic District
McCrea Memorial Methodist Church on Main Street
LocationRoughly, Port Murray Road from Cherry Tree Bend Road to Hoffman Road
Port Murray, New Jersey
Coordinates40°47′31″N 74°54′51″W
Area88 acres (36 ha)
Built1828 (1828)
Architectural styleItalianate, Second Empire, Carpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No.96000658[1]
NJRHP No.3499[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 7, 1996
Designated NJRHPApril 26, 1996
  • Canal Store on the Morris Canal
  • Former train station on the Morris and Essex Railroad
  • Built by Samuel McCrea, used as Methodist Church Parsonage
  • Franco-Italianate Second Empire style house
  • Former Mansfield Baptist Church, currently the Abundant Life Community Church
  • Carpenter Gothic style house

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Warren County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 20, 2019. p. 7.
  3. Greiff, Constance M. (December 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Port Murray Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 22 photos
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