Beattystown Historic District Explained

Beattystown Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:40.8136°N -74.8428°W
Map Label:Beattystown Historic District
Architecture:Greek Revival, Stick/eastlake
Added:September 28, 1990
Refnum:90001449
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:August 10, 1990
Designated Other1 Number:2770[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

The Beattystown Historic District is a 35acres historic district in the village of Beattystown in Mansfield Township of Warren County, New Jersey, United States. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 1990 for its significance in architecture, commerce, industry, and settlement pattern from 1762 to 1929. It includes 32 contributing buildings.[2]

History and description

Beattystown was founded around 1762 with the establishment of the George Beatty Mill along the Musconetcong River. The former Presbyterian Church, now Skylands Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, was built around 1882 and features Eastern Stick style. The Iron Ore Scale House was built in the 1880s for the Shield Iron Ore mines. The brick Johnson General Store was built around 1830. The four-story stone S.B. Fisher Grist Mill, also known as the Beattystown Mill, was built around 1800–1810.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Warren County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 6 . December 27, 2023 .
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=90001449}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beattystown Historic District ]. National Park Service. Thomas E. . Jones . April 1989 . With