Miller Farmstead (Penwell, New Jersey)

Miller Farmstead
Main farmhouse
Miller Farmstead (Penwell, New Jersey) is located in Warren County, New Jersey
Miller Farmstead (Penwell, New Jersey)
Miller Farmstead (Penwell, New Jersey) is located in New Jersey
Miller Farmstead (Penwell, New Jersey)
Miller Farmstead (Penwell, New Jersey) is located in the United States
Miller Farmstead (Penwell, New Jersey)
Coordinates40°47′9″N 74°53′42″W / 40.78583°N 74.89500°W / 40.78583; -74.89500
Area108 acres (44 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.88002118[1]
NJRHP No.2271[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 11, 1989
Designated NJRHPSeptember 28, 1988

The Miller Farmstead is a historic district encompassing the main farm complex on Route 57, at Watters Road, in Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey and extending into Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County. The farmstead is near the community of Penwell and overlooks the Musconetcong River, arranged linearly along the upper edge of the river's flood plain. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 1989, for its significance in agriculture, architecture, and transportation from 1830 to 1924.[1][3] The listing is a 108 acres (44 ha) area that includes eight contributing buildings, seven contributing structures, and a contributing site.[3]

The main farmhouse, at the intersection of Route 57 and Watters Road, shows Greek Revival style. It was likely built in the 1830s or 1840s. One of the contributing structures is a triple-arch stone bridge, the Old Turnpike Road over Musconetcong River bridge. The bridge spans into Lebanon Township in Hunterdon County. It was built in 1860 by J.C. Miller and J.A. Skinner, according to a marble plaque on one of the sidewalls.[3][4]

  • Triple Arch Stone Bridge over the Musconetcong River
    Triple Arch Stone Bridge over the Musconetcong River

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#88002118)". 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. March 17, 2020. p. 6.
  3. ^ a b c Bertland, Dennis N. (October 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Miller Farmstead". National Park Service. Retrieved June 23, 2018. With accompanying 24 photos, most from 1987
  4. ^ "Stephensburg Road over Musconetcong River" (PDF). New Jersey Historic Bridge Data: Warren County. New Jersey Department of Transportation: 49. Structure# 2101607 Note: Title should be Old Turnpike Road over Musconetcong River