The Ledgewood Historic District is a
historic district located in the
Ledgewood section of
Roxbury Township in
Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The district 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 ...
on April 18, 2013, for its significance in architecture and community development. It has 40
contributing buildings, 4 contributing structures, and one contributing site. It includes the
King Store and Homestead and the
Silas Riggs House
The Silas Riggs House is a historic house built around 1805 by Silas Riggs (1779–1847) in the Ledgewood section of Roxbury Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov ...
, which were both previously listed individually.
History and description
The two-story frame King Homestead was built around 1878 with
Italianate
The Italianate style was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. Like Palladianism and Neoclassicism, the Italianate style drew its inspiration from the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian ...
and
Queen Anne styles. The two-story stone King Store was built in 1827 with
Greek Revival architecture. The one and one-half story Silas Riggs House was built around 1805. Jackson's Store was built in the late 19th century. Canal Street follows the route of the
Morris Canal
The Morris Canal (1829–1924) was a common carrier anthracite coal canal across northern New Jersey that connected the two industrial canals at Easton, Pennsylvania across the Delaware River from its western terminus at Phillipsburg, New Jers ...
in the district.
Gallery of contributing properties
File:211 Main Street, Ledgewood, NJ - King Store.jpg, King Store
File:213 Main Street, Ledgewood, NJ - Silas Riggs House.jpg, Silas Riggs House
The Silas Riggs House is a historic house built around 1805 by Silas Riggs (1779–1847) in the Ledgewood section of Roxbury Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov ...
File:217 Main Street, Ledgewood, NJ - Jackson's Store.jpg, Former Jackson's Store
File:214 Main Street, Ledgewood, NJ.jpg, Queen Anne style house
File:252 Main Street, Ledgewood, NJ.jpg, Colonial Revival style house
See also
*
National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey
References
External links
*
* Summary page
* curator of museums at Drakesville Historic Park
{{NRHP in Morris County, New Jersey
Roxbury, New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Morris County, New Jersey
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Italianate architecture in New Jersey
Colonial Revival architecture in New Jersey
Queen Anne architecture in New Jersey