Rocky Hill Historic District

The Rocky Hill Historic District encompasses the historic core of Rocky Hill, New Jersey along Washington Street and Montgomery, Princeton, and Crescent Avenues. The village is approximately one square mile and traces its beginnings to the 18th century, when George Washington stayed at Rockingham, and its major growth period to the second quarter of the 19th century. The district encompasses 145 buildings, only 12 of which are non-contributing, and has sustained its historic character without the intrusion of modern structures or parking lots. The most notable landmark in the village is Dutch Reformed Church, built in 1856 in the Carpenter Gothic style. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 8, 1982 for its significance in archeology, architecture and commerce.[3]

Rocky Hill Historic District
Dutch Reformed Church, built 1856 in Carpenter Gothic style
LocationWashington Street; Montgomery, Crescent, and Princeton Avenues in Rocky Hill, New Jersey
Coordinates40°24′01″N 74°38′15″W
Area176 acres (71 ha)
Built18th and 19th centuries
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleVernacular, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Carpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No.82003304[1]
NJRHP No.2580[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 1982
Designated NJRHPJanuary 14, 1982
  • The Rocky Hill Inn, built c. 1825–1830
  • Rocky Hill Community Center, built c. 1840
  • Former schoolhouse, built 1847–48
  • Parsonage for the Dutch Reformed Church, built 1858
  • The no longer extant Pennsylvania Railroad depot in Rocky Hill, with the Delaware and Raritan Canal and the smokestack of the Power Station in the background
  • Workmen at the Atlantic Terracotta works, a major producer of architectural terracotta until its demise in the 1930s

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 — Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection — Historic Preservation Office. April 28, 2015.
  3. Peck, Candace (May 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rocky Hill Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 21 photos from 1981


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