Headquarters is an

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located within the

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of Delaware Township in

Hunterdon County, New Jersey Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 128,947, making it the state's 18th-most populous county,County Route 604 (Rosemont-Ringoes Road). It is about from Ringoes to the east and from Sergeantsville to the west. The Headquarters Historic District was listed on the state and national registers of historic places in 2011 and had its boundary increased in 2016.

History

Headquarters was the site of a grist mill built by John Opdycke (1710–1777) in 1735 along the Caponockons Creek, a tributary of the

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. The mill was one of the first in Hunterdon County. The current mill was built in 1754 at the same site. It was later rebuilt in 1877 by John A. Carrell. The industry thrived until the early 20th century when the mill shut down. The community is named Headquarters after the local tradition that

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used the stone house built here in 1758 as such for a few days during the

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. The district was first established as a historic area by Delaware Township in the 1980s to push back against a widening of CR 604.

Historic district

The Headquarters Historic District is a

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encompassing the community. It was added to the

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on July 14, 2011, for its significance in architecture, industry, and settlement from 1735 to 1929. The district includes seven

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, three

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, and one

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. With accompanying 12 photos. () The boundary was increased on February 8, 2016. With accompanying 11 photos The increase included the mill pond and dam and added about to the original . Headquarters House at 6 Zentek Road was built in 1758, probably by Opdycke, and features vernacular

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with Victorian embellishments. The house at 402 Rosemont-Ringoes Road was built and shows modern

Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archi ...

embellishment. File:Zentek Road, Headquarters, NJ - area view.jpg, Headquarters House and grist mill in the distance, on Zentek Road File:Rosemont-Ringoes Road (HQ 2), Headquarters, NJ.jpg, House by the intersection of Rosemount-Ringoes and Zentek roads

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* {{NRHP in Hunterdon County, New Jersey Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Hunterdon County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey