| Quakertown, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Hunterdon County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Quakertown |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hunterdon |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Franklin |
| Elevation Ft: | 650 |
| Coordinates: | 40.5656°N -74.9417°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 08868[1] |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 879564 |
| Unit Pref: | imperial |
Quakertown is an unincorporated community located within Franklin Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[2] It was once known as Fairview. The area was settled by Quakers from Burlington County, who organized a meeting house here in 1733.[3] The Quakertown Historic District was listed on the state and national registers of historic places in 1990.
In 1828, local wheelwright, John Deats (1769–1841), invented an iron plow, the Deats plow. In 1831, his son, Hiram Deats (1810–1887), started to make these plows. In 1836, Hiram built a foundry here for plow and stove castings. He later expanded his manufacturing business at Pittstown and Stockton and became the first millionaire in Hunterdon County.[4] [5] [6]
In 1836, a commercial tannery was built here by John Allen. The millstone used for crushing tree bark and extracting tannin is now in front of the Potter/Allen house.
| Quakertown Historic District | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | y |
| Location: | Roughly bounded by Quakertown, Cherryville Roads, Quaker Lane, and Locust Grove Road |
| Architecture: | Bungalow/craftsman, Greek Revival, Italianate |
| Added: | August 23, 1990 |
| Refnum: | 90001242 |
| 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: | February 20, 1990 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 1590[7] |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
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The Quakertown Historic District is a historic district along Quakertown Road, encompassing the village. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 1990 for its significance in architecture and community development. It includes 74 contributing buildings.[8]
The district includes the Quaker Meeting House, a Friends meeting house, that was reconstructed in 1862 using the stones from the original 1754 building. The Potter/Allen House is a stone house built in 1765. The Federal style William Probasco House was built . The Henry Cliffton House is one of the earliest erected buildings in the community. The William Cronce House has an oculus and decorative shingles. The Quakertown Methodist Episcopal Church, built in 1878, features an ornate 3-stage steeple.[8] It is the tenth oldest Methodist Church in the county.[9]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Quakertown include: