National Register of Historic Places

Old Mine Road Historic District

Wallpack Center, Sussex County, New Jersey
Listed
December 3, 1980
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80000410

About this property

The Old Mine Road Historic District is a 687-acre (278 ha) historic district located along Old Mine Road in Sussex County and Warren County, New Jersey. It is part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 1980, for its significance in agriculture, archaeology, architecture, commerce, exploration/settlement, and transportation. It includes 24 contributing buildings and five contributing sites. The Old Mine Road is a 104-mile (167 km) long stretch of roads that connect from the Hudson River by Kingston, New York to the Delaware River in Sussex and Warren counties. This district is a linear district along a 26-mile (42 km) section of the Old Mine Road in Sussex and Warren counties. In this stretch, it is known as County Route 521, Delaware Mine Road, Old Mine Road, River Road and various other local designations. The stretch runs through Montague, Sandyston, Walpack and Hardwick townships. The southern end starts near the Pahaquarry Copper Mine, in what was once Pahaquarry Township, now part of Hardwick Township. The northern end is at the intersection of Old Mine Road, County Route 521, and U.S. Route 206 in Montague Township. It includes Early Republic, Late Victorian, and Early Colonial Dutch architecture. Van Campen's Inn, also known as the Isaac Van Campen Inn, was built c. 1750 either by Van Campen or Harmon Rosenkrans. It is a two and one-half story fieldstone building with Georgian and Dutch styling. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1937, 1941, 1967, and 1970. There are two ferry houses in the Flatbrookville section of Walpack Township, the Decker Ferry House, built c. 1800, and the Rosenkrans Ferry House, also known as the Smith-Rosenkrans House, built c. 1807, that contribute to the district. Three houses in the Millbrook section of Hardwick Township, the Colonel Abraham Van Campen House, built c. 1750, the B. B. Van Campen Farm, also known as the Moses Van Campen House, built c. 1840, and the Miller House, also known as the James Van Campen Farm, contribute. National Register of Historic Places listings in Sussex County, New Jersey National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, New Jersey Media related to Old Mine Road Historic District at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-430, "Colonel Abraham Van Campen House, Old Mine Road, Millbrook, Warren County, NJ", 8 photos, 10 measured drawings, 10 data pages, 1 photo caption page HABS No. NJ-436, "Isaac Van Campen House, Old Mine Road, Wallpack Center, Sussex County, NJ", 15 photos, 14 measured drawings, 7 data pages, 2 photo caption pages

Location

Wallpack Center, Sussex County, New Jersey
41.17932, -74.89674

Categories

AGRICULTURECOMMERCETRANSPORTATIONEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Snable, Andrew, House
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1.5 mi
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1.8 mi
Gunn, Cornelius, House
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1.9 mi
Layton, Richard, House
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2.2 mi
Shoemaker-Houck Farm
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2.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Minisink (New York)
1779Revolutionary War
9.3 mi
Minisink Raid – New Jersey 1779
1779Revolutionary War
11 mi
Battle of Minisink Ford
1779Revolutionary War
15.3 mi

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When was Old Mine Road Historic District listed on the National Register?

Old Mine Road Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Old Mine Road Historic District?

Old Mine Road Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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