Port Murray Historic District

Port Murray Historic District
McCrea Memorial Methodist Church on Main Street
Port Murray Historic District is located in Warren County, New Jersey
Port Murray Historic District
Port Murray Historic District is located in New Jersey
Port Murray Historic District
Port Murray Historic District is located in the United States
Port Murray Historic District
LocationRoughly, Port Murray Road from Cherry Tree Bend Road to Hoffman Road
Port Murray, New Jersey
Coordinates40°47′31″N 74°54′51″W / 40.79194°N 74.91417°W / 40.79194; -74.91417
Area88 acres (36 ha)
Built1828 (1828)
Architectural styleItalianate, Second Empire, Carpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No.96000658[1]
NJRHP No.3499[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 7, 1996
Designated NJRHPApril 26, 1996

The Port Murray Historic District is a 88-acre (36 ha) historic district in the Port Murray section of Mansfield Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. It was an important transportation location, being on the Morris Canal and the Morris and Essex Railroad. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 1996 for its significance in community development, architecture, and transportation from 1828 to 1915.[1] It includes 82 contributing buildings, 7 contributing sites, and 12 contributing structures.[3]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#96000658)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Warren County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 27, 2023. p. 7.
  3. ^ Greiff, Constance M. (December 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Port Murray Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 22 photos