The Hixson–Mixsell House, also known as the Springtown Stagecoach Inn, is a historic building at 157
County Route 519 in the village of
Springtown, in
Pohatcong Township,
Warren County, New Jersey
Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 109,632, representing an increase of 940 (0.9%) from the 108,692 residents counted at the 2010 census. The county bord ...
.
The main block was built , with a rear wing built between and 1840. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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on May 12, 2014 for its significance in architecture.
[ With accompanying 28 photos.]
History
In the 1760s, a land tract along the
Pohatcong Creek, including the site of this house and the future village of Springtown, was purchased by Joseph Hixson. By 1801, Hixson had built a residence, sawmill, and
gristmill
A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that has been separat ...
here. After his death, the property was sold in 1814 to Jacob Mixsell and his son John. They built a distillery here. In 1836, Jacob sold the property to his son, David Mixsell, who later built the brick portion of this house.
Description
The main block is a two and one-half story brick building with
Federal
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and
Greek Revival
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but a ...
styles and featuring
Flemish bond
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Bricks may be differentiated from blocks by siz ...
on the east and south walls. The western half of the rear wing uses
plank frame construction.
Gallery
File:Hixson–Mixsell House, Pohatcong Township, NJ - southeast view.jpg, Side view
File:Hixson–Mixsell House, Pohatcong Township, NJ - western section.jpg, Rear wing
See also
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Hixson–Skinner Mill Complex
The Hixson–Skinner Mill Complex, also known as Cole's Grist Mill Complex, encompasses a historic grist mill and two houses located where Still Valley Road crosses the Pohatcong Creek, about one half mile east of Springtown, in Pohatcong Townsh ...
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Pohatcong Township, New Jersey
Buildings and structures in Warren County, New Jersey
Taverns in New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Warren County, New Jersey
Drinking establishments on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Federal architecture in New Jersey
Greek Revival houses in New Jersey
Brick buildings and structures