The New Hampton 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 ...

in the village of New Hampton, Lebanon Township,

Hunterdon County 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,New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

. 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 v ...

on April 6, 1998, for its significance in architecture, commerce, education, transportation, and community development from to 1929. It includes 42

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, six contributing sites, and four contributing structures located along Musconetcong River Road. With The district includes the

New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge The New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge is a historic pony Pratt truss bridge on Shoddy Mill Road in New Hampton of Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It crosses the Musconetcong River between Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County and ...

across the

Musconetcong River The Musconetcong River is a tributary of the Delaware River in northwestern New Jersey in the United States.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 It flows through ...

connecting Shoddy Mill Road in New Hampton with Rymon Road in Washington Township,

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. With

History

By 1784, Henry Dusenbery (1760–1825) was working in the village as a merchant, operating the storehouse now at 47 Musconetcong River Road.

Gallery of contributing properties

File:New Hampton, NJ - information signs.jpg, Welcome to New Hampton Historic District File:NEW HAMPTON HISTORIC DISTRICT, HUNTERDON COUNTY.JPG, Henry Dusenbery Stone Mansion House File:43 Musconetcong River Road, New Hampton, NJ.jpg, Said to be the house of Joseph Warren Dusenbery File:47 Musconetcong River Road, New Hampton, NJ.jpg, Former Henry Dusenbery Storehouse File:NEW HAMPTON HISTORIC DIST., HUNTERDON COUNTY.JPG, American Hotel File:Shoddy Mill Road Bridge, New Hampton, NJ - looking south.jpg,

across the

, view from Rymon Road

References

Lebanon Township, New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Hunterdon County, New Jersey Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places Georgian architecture in New Jersey {{NewJersey-NRHP-stub