Port Murray Historic District
The Port Murray Historic District is a historic district in the Port Murray section of Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey. It was an important transportation location, being on the Morris Canal and the Morris and Essex Railroad. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 1996 for its significance in community development, architecture, and transportation from 1828 to 1915.[3]
Port Murray Historic District | |
 McCrea Memorial Methodist Church on Main Street | |
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| Location | Roughly, Port Murray Road from Cherry Tree Bend Road to Hoffman Road Port Murray, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°47′31″N 74°54′51″W |
| Area | 88 acres (36 ha) |
| Built | 1828 |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Second Empire, Carpenter Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000658[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 3499[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 7, 1996 |
| Designated NJRHP | April 26, 1996 |
Gallery
Canal Store on the Morris Canal
Former train station on the Morris and Essex Railroad
Built by Samuel McCrea, used as Methodist Church Parsonage
Franco-Italianate Second Empire style house
Former Mansfield Baptist Church, currently the Abundant Life Community Church
Carpenter Gothic style house
See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Warren County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 20, 2019. p. 7.
- Greiff, Constance M. (December 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Port Murray Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 22 photos
External links
Media related to Port Murray Historic District at Wikimedia Commons- "Morris Canal: Inclined Plane 5 West". The Historical Marker Database.
- "Main Street (CR629) over Washington Secondary DL&W RR" (PDF). New Jersey Historic Bridge Data: Warren County. New Jersey Department of Transportation: 158.
Structure# 2154166
- "Port Murray (CR629) over Washington Sec (Conrail)". Bridge Reports – via National Bridge Inventory.
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