Chesterfield, originally known as Recklesstown, is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
located around the intersection of
County Route 528 (Bordentown-Chesterfield Road, Chesterfield-Arneytown Road) and
County Route 677 (Chesterfield-Georgetown Road) in
Chesterfield Township of
Burlington County, New Jersey
Burlington County is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The county is the largest by area in New Jersey. Its county seat is Mount Holly. .
History
In the 1830s, the village had a store, hotel, church, and post office. The village was originally named after Joseph Reckless, who had bought a mill here in 1712.American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...
. The name of the community was changed to Chesterfield in 1888 by congressman Anthony Bullock. The oldest part of the Recklesstown Tavern, now the Chesterfield Inn, was built . The tavern was expanded in 1774.
Historic district
The Recklesstown Historic District is a historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
encompassing the village. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
on August 19, 1975, for its significance in agriculture, religion, and transportation. The district includes 49 contributing buildings
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
. The Kessler House is a two and one-half story brick building built . The Chesterfield Baptist Church was built in 1848 and features Greek Doric column
The Doric order was one of the three orders of ancient Greek and later Roman architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian. The Doric is most easily recognized by the simple circular capitals at the top of col ...
s. Across the street is the Clayton House, once the church rectory, now a florist.[ With ]
File:Baptist Church, Chesterfield, NJ.jpg, Chestefield Baptist Church
File:307 Bordentown Chesterfield Road, Chesterfield, NJ.jpg, Clayton House
Notable people
* Charles Newbold (1764–1835), blacksmith, invented the first one piece cast iron plow, patented in 1797
See also
*
* List of turnpikes in New Jersey
This is a list of turnpike roads, built and operated by private companies in exchange for the privilege of collecting a toll, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, mainly in the 19th century. While most of the roads are now maintained as free public ro ...
References
External links
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Chesterfield Township, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in Burlington County, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in New Jersey