Mount Pleasant, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Mount Pleasant is an unincorporated community located along County Route 519 on the border of Alexandria Township and Holland Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[1][2][3] The Mount Pleasant Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Mount Pleasant, New Jersey | |
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Alexandria First Presbyterian Church | |
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| Coordinates: 40°34′48″N 75°3′0″W / 40.58000°N 75.05000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Hunterdon |
| Township | Alexandria |
| Elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 878576[1] |
History edit
The Presbyterian church was organized c. 1752 and worshipped in a log meeting house. The Mount Pleasant school was started before 1790. By the 1880s, the community had a post office, two stores, a mill, a blacksmith and a tavern.[4]
Historic district edit
Mount Pleasant Historic District | |
| Mount Pleasant General Store | |
| Location | County Route 519 and Rick Road |
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| Area | 59 acres (24 ha) |
| Built | 1800 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002012[5] |
| NJRHP No. | 1561[6] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 16, 1987 |
| Designated NJRHP | October 5, 1987 |
The Mount Pleasant Historic District is a 59-acre (24 ha) historic district encompassing the community along County Route 519 (Little York–Mount Pleasant Road) and Rick Road. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 1987 for its significance in agriculture, architecture, commerce, settlement, and industry. It includes 34 contributing buildings.[3]
The Presbyterian Church, built in 1843, and the general store, built in the 1860s, feature vernacular Greek Revival style.[3]
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Vernacular Greek Revival house
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Mount Pleasant". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c Bertland, Dennis N. (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Pleasant Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 20 photos
- ^ Snell, James P. (1881). "Mount Pleasant". History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. pp. 423–427.
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#87002012)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 30, 2020. p. 1.
External links edit
- Media related to Mount Pleasant, Hunterdon County, New Jersey at Wikimedia Commons
- "Mount Pleasant". Historical Marker Database.
- "Alexandria Presbyterian Church". Historical Marker Database.