Sergeantsville Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Sergeantsville Historic District

Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Listed
December 2, 2009
Type
District
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
09000972

About this property

Sergeantsville (pronounced "SIR-jints-vil") is a historic unincorporated community located within Delaware Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Sergeantsville was first settled by a Mr. Thatcher in 1700, and was later named for Charles Sergeant, an American Revolutionary War soldier, in honor of the Sergeant family of which three brothers were local shopkeepers. "Out-of-towners give themselves away when they pronounce the first syllable 'sarge'; it's 'serge.'" Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge, constructed in 1872 across the Wickecheoke Creek, is located just west of Sergeantsville and is the oldest remaining covered bridge in New Jersey. Sergeantsville was named in 1827 when it became desirable to establish a post office. Until that time, this largely rural area was known as "Skunktown", perhaps because the town served as a market center for skunk pelts. Sergeantsville's annual "Thanksgiving in the Country" house tour, established in 1973, takes four or five different homes each year, that have historical, architectural or cultural qualities.

Location

Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
40.44962, -74.93874

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Nearby Historic Sites

Headquarters Historic District
Listed
1 mi
Covered Bridge Historic District
Listed
1.4 mi
Green Sergeants Covered Bridge
Industrial
1.5 mi
Sand Brook Historic District
Listed
1.8 mi
Peck's Ferry Bridge
Industrial
2.4 mi

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When was Sergeantsville Historic District listed on the National Register?

Sergeantsville Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Sergeantsville Historic District?

Sergeantsville Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Sergeantsville Historic District?

The period of significance for Sergeantsville Historic District is recorded as the colonial era, specifically around 1700.

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