Rockhill Agricultural Historic District

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Rockhill Agricultural Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
New Jersey Register of Historic Places

Bethlehem United Presbyterian Church in 2018
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Nearest city	Pittstown, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°35′59″N 74°57′12″W / 40.59972°N 74.95333°W / 40.59972; -74.95333
Area	1,075 acres (435 ha)
NRHP reference No.	84002717^[1]
NJRHP No.	1637^[2]
Added to NRHP	April 5, 1984
Designated NJRHP	June 25, 1980

The Rockhill Agricultural Historic District is a 1,075-acre (435 ha) historic district located north of Pittstown along County Route 513 in a southern triangular portion of Union Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. A small part of the district extends into Franklin Township. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1984, for its significance in agriculture during the 18th and 19th centuries.^[3]

History and description

The Bethlehem United Presbyterian Church, now known as the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, was founded in 1730. The current church building, located in Grandin, New Jersey, was built 1870–1871. It replaced the old stone church built 1830–1831. Charles Stewart, an officer during the American Revolutionary War, is buried in the church cemetery.^[3]^[4] The two and one-half story stone Rock Hill Farm was built around 1747.^[3]

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Bethlehem United Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Rock Hill Farm

References

^ "National Register Information System – (#84002717)". 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. September 11, 2023. p. 17.
^ ^a ^b ^c Karschner, Terry (February 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rockhill Agricultural Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 33 photos from 1979
^ "BPC History". Bethlehem Presbyterian Church.

External links

Media related to Rockhill Agricultural Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
"Rockhill Agricultural Historic District". Historical Marker Database.
"Bethlehem Presbyterian Church – Grandin Church". Historical Marker Database.

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Places of worship	High Bridge Reformed Church Locktown Baptist Church Mount Salem Methodist Episcopal Church Old Stone Presbyterian Church in Kingwood St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Houses	J. K. Apgar Farmhouse Bartles House Bray–Hoffman House Case Farmstead Case-Dvoor Farmstead Charles Eversole House Highfields Kline Farmhouse Lambertville House Lansdown James W. Marshall House John Reading Farmstead Turner–Chew–Carhart Farm John Van Syckle House Thatcher House Christoffel Vought Farmstead
Buildings	District No. 98 Schoolhouse Dunham's Mill David McKinney Mill Kalmia Club Mechlin's Corner Tavern Music Hall Old Grandin Library Perryville Tavern Riegel Ridge Community Center White House Station
Structures	Bowne Station Road stone arch bridge over tributary of the Alexauken Creek Fink-Type Truss Bridge Frog Hollow Road Bridge over minor tributary of the South Branch Raritan River Glen Gardner Pony Pratt Truss Bridge Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge Hollow Brook Road Bridge over tributary of the Lamington River New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge Palatine Road Brige over a minor tributary of the Lamington River Peck's Ferry Bridge Raven Rock Road Bridge Stone Sign Post Road Bridge over Plum Brook Strimple's Mill Road Bridge over Lockatong Creek
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Hunterdon County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

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