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	Oxford Industrial Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
	Oxford Furnace and the Oxford Colonial United Methodist Church
	Oxford Industrial Historic District Oxford Industrial Historic District Oxford Industrial Historic District
Location	NJ Route 31; Belvidere, Buckley, and Washington avenues; Jonestown and Mine Hill roads; Academy and Church streets, and vicinity; Oxford Township, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°47′55″N 74°59′42″W / 40.79861°N 74.99500°W
Area	1,200 acres (490 ha)
Architectural style	Victorian
NRHP reference No.	91001471
NJRHP No.	2774
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 27, 1992
Designated NJRHP	August 16, 1991

The Oxford Industrial Historic District is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) historic district primarily located in Oxford Township in Warren County, New Jersey. It also extends into Mansfield Township and Washington Township.^[2] The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 27, 1992, for its significance in community development, industry, and transportation from 1741 to 1930.^[1] It has 385 contributing buildings, including the individually listed Oxford Furnace and Shippen Manor, three contributing structures, and six contributing sites.^[3]

History and description

Oxford Furnace was started in 1741 by Joseph Shippen Jr. and Jonathan Robeson. The ironmaster's house, Shippen Manor, was built by Shippen and his brother William Shippen Sr. and features Georgian architecture. The Oxford Methodist Church was built in 1813 with Colonial Revival architecture.^[3]