The Covered Bridge Historic District, in
Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Delaware Township is a township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Part of the township is on the Hunterdon Plateau, while the southern portions are in the Amwell Valley. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's ...
, is a
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...
along County Route 604, Pine Hill Road, and Lower Creek Road. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
on March 5, 1999, for its significance in architecture, settlement, and transportation. The listing included seven contributing buildings, two contributing structures, and three contributing sites.
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Description
It is a mill hamlet/farmstead located on Wickecheoke Creek several miles upstream from where it joins the Delaware River, at the point where the creek cuts down from the Hunterdon Plateau. It includes Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge (a covered bridge bringing County Route 604 (Hunterdon County, New Jersey), County Route 604 over the creek), two other bridges, two mill sites, three houses, a schoolhouse, and a large barn complex. The site was in use probably by the 1750s.
The Opdyke-Sergeant House was built in 1754 using stone block in a Georgian architecture, Georgian style for John Opdyke and his wife Margaret. The property was sold to Charles Sergeant in 1805. The Sergeant-Reading Tenant House features Colonial Revival architecture, Colonial Revival style.
Gallery
File:COVERED BRIDGE HISTORIC DISTRICT, HUNTERDON COUNTY.JPG, Sergeant-Reading Tenant House
File:Green Sergeant's Bridge.jpg, Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge
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{{NRHP in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
Georgian architecture in New Jersey
Colonial Revival architecture in New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places