| Prallsville, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Hunterdon County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Prallsville in Hunterdon County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hunterdon |
| Subdivision Type3: | Borough and Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Stockton and Delaware |
| Elevation Ft: | 85 |
| Coordinates: | 40.4117°N -74.9867°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 879475 |
| Unit Pref: | imperial |
Prallsville is an unincorporated community located along New Jersey Route 29 by the border of Stockton and Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[1] The Delaware River and Wickecheoke Creek border the community. The Prallsville District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
The feeder canal for the Delaware and Raritan Canal, which runs along the Delaware River, was built through the community in the 1830s. Later, in the 1850s, the Belvidere-Delaware Railroad was built along the canal and a station built here.
| Prallsville District | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | y |
| Architecture: | Greek Revival |
| Added: | June 27, 1979 |
| Refnum: | 79001498 |
| 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 16, 1976 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 1629[2] |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
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The Prallsville District is a 17acres historic district encompassing the village. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 27, 1979 for its significance in industry. It includes 15 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures.[3] The district is also known as Prallsville Mills after John Prall Jr. who bought them in 1794.[4]
The area is part of the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park and serves as open-air museum.[5] [6]