Middle Valley is an

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located along Middle Valley Road and County Route 513 (West Mill Road) in

Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey Washington Township is a township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 18,197, a decrease of 336 (−1.8%) from the 2010 census count of 18,533, which in turn r ...

. It is located near Long Valley within the valley of the

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. The Middle Valley Historic District was listed on the state and national registers of historic places in 1989 and 1990.

History

Middle Valley was initially settled in between 1750 and 1780. The oldest part of the David Miller House was probably built . By the 1860s, the community had several established businesses, including the Dufford Mills and the general store built by David Miller. The chapel, now the Middle Valley Community Center, is built over the stone foundation of that general store.

Historic district

The Middle Valley Historic District is a

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encompassing the community along West Mill, Middle Valley, and Beacon Hill roads. It was added to the

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on September 25, 1990, for its significance in agriculture, architecture, commerce, industry, community planning and development. The district includes 88

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, three contributing structures, and 16

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. With Buttonball Farm at 25 Middle Valley Road was built with

Italianate style 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 R ...

. The William Naughright House was built with Queen Anne style and features scalloped shingles and elaborate

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s and

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s on the porch. The Levi Farrow House, built , features ornate scrollwork under the eaves and windows with projected round arch molding.

Gallery

File:The Chapel, Middle Valley, NJ.jpg, The chapel, now the Middle Valley Community Center File:25 Middle Valley Road, Middle Valley, NJ.jpg, Buttonball Farm File:19 Middle Valley Road, Middle Valley, NJ.jpg, William Naughright House File:11 Middle Valley Road, Middle Valley, NJ.jpg, Levi Farrow House

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* * {{Authority control Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Morris County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in 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 Historic American Buildings Survey in New Jersey

History

Historic district

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