Raven Rock Historic District

The Raven Rock Historic District is a 53-acre (21 ha) historic district located along Daniel Bray Highway (NJ 29) and Quarry Road in the hamlet of Raven Rock in Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 2015, for its significance in architecture and community development.^[1] The district includes 15 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites and 13 contributing structures.^[3]

Raven Rock Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Contributing houses along Daniel Bray Highway in front of Raven Rock cliffs
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Location	NJ 29 and Quarry Road Delaware Township, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°24′40″N 75°02′02″W
Area	53 acres (21 ha)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	15000774[1]
NJRHP No.	5462[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 10, 2015
Designated NJRHP	September 22, 2015

History and description

The two-story stone Saxtonville Tavern was built around 1782 and features Federal and Greek Revival influences. It was bought by Nathanial Saxton in 1810. During construction of the Delaware and Raritan Canal in the 1830s, it was a tavern with innkeeper Richard Bennett.^[3] It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1939.^[4] The Raven Rock Quarry was opened by the Nolan Brothers in 1873–1874. In the 1890s, John Ledger operated the quarry, then known as the Stockton Stone Company, and produced a light gray, fine grain sandstone used in construction projects. Operations stopped in the 1930s.^[3]

Gallery of contributing properties

• 
  Saxtonville Tavern
• 
  Three unit property in Colonial Revival embellishment style
• 
  House on Quarry Road with stone bank cellar
• 
  Abandoned Raven Rock Quarry

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Hunterdon County, New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#15000774)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 5.
3. Bertland, Dennis; Armstrong, Janice (March 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Raven Rock Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 20 photos.
4. "Saxtonville Tavern". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1939.

External links

• Media related to Raven Rock Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-616, "Saxtonville Tavern, Raven Rock, Hunterdon County, NJ", 8 photos, 15 measured drawings, 7 data pages
• "Saxtonville Tavern". Historical Marker Database.