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Rocky Hill Historic District
First Reformed Church, built 1856 in Carpenter Gothic style
Rocky Hill Historic District is located in Somerset County, New Jersey
Rocky Hill Historic District
Rocky Hill Historic District is located in New Jersey
Rocky Hill Historic District
Rocky Hill Historic District is located in the United States
Rocky Hill Historic District
LocationWashington St., Montgomery, Crescent, and Princeton Aves. in Rocky Hill, New Jersey
Coordinates40°24′01.0″N 74°38′14.9″W / 40.400278°N 74.637472°W / 40.400278; -74.637472
Area176 acres (71 ha)
Built18th and 19th centuries
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleVernacular, Carpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No.82003304
NJRHP No.2580[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 1982
Designated NJRHPJanuary 14, 1982

The Rocky Hill Historic District encompasses the historic core of Rocky Hill, New Jersey along Washington St., Montgomery, Princeton, and Crescent Aves. 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 First Reformed Church, built in 1856 in the Carpenter Gothic style.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places — Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection — Historic Preservation Office. April 28, 2015.
  2. ^ Peck, Candace. "Rocky Hill Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.