National Register of Historic Places

Neighbor, Leonard, Farmstead

Long Valley, Morris County, New Jersey
Listed
April 30, 1992
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
92000374

About this property

The Leonard Neighbor Farmstead is a historic house located at 177 West Mill Road near Long Valley in Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 1, 1992, for its significance in architecture. The farm overlooks the valley formed by the South Branch Raritan River. The house is part of the Stone Houses and Outbuildings in Washington Township Multiple Property Submission (MPS). Leonard Neighbor (1698–1766), born Leanhart Nachbar, was a Moravian settler who moved here in 1738. His great-grandson, Leonard Neighbor (1802–1880) purchased this subdivision in 1829. Leonard's brother, Jacob Wise Neighbor (1805–1889), owned the nearby Jacob Wise Neighbor House, also listed on the NRHP. The main house is a 2+1⁄2-story stone building with a hip roof. It was built c. 1830–1840 with Federal/Greek Revival style. The 122-acre (49 ha) property has five contributing buildings, including the main house, an English barn and a spring/wash house. National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey Neighbour, Lambert Bowman (1906). Descendants of Leonard Neighbour: Immigrant to America, 1738. Dixon, Illinois: Star Job Rooms. Media related to Leonard Neighbor Farmstead at Wikimedia Commons

Location

177 W. Mill Rd., Washington Township
Long Valley, Morris County, New Jersey
40.77180, -74.79064

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Neighbor, Leonard, Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1992.

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Neighbor, Leonard, Farmstead is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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