The Old Mine Road Historic District is a historic district located along

Old Mine Road Old Mine Road is a road in New Jersey and New York said to be one of the oldest continuously used roads in the United States of America. At a length of , it stretches from the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to the vicinity of Kings ...

in Sussex County and

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 ...

. It is part of the

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is a national recreation area administered by the National Park Service in northwest New Jersey and northeast Pennsylvania. It is centered around a stretch of the Delaware River designated the Middl ...

. 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 December 3, 1980, for its significance in agriculture, archaeology, architecture, commerce, exploration/settlement, and transportation. It includes 24 contributing buildings and five

contributing sites In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...

. With

History and description

The Old Mine Road is a long stretch of roads that connect from the

Hudson River The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between N ...

Kingston, New York Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, United States. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. The city's metropolitan area is grouped with the New York metropolitan area around Manhattan by the United ...

to the Delaware River in Sussex and Warren counties. This district is a linear district along a section of the Old Mine Road in Sussex and Warren counties. In this stretch, it is known as County Route 521, Delaware Mine Road, Old Mine Road, River Road and various other local designations. The stretch runs through Montague, Sandyston, Walpack and Hardwick townships. The southern end starts near the

Pahaquarry Copper Mine The Pahaquarry Copper Mine is an abandoned copper mine located on the west side of Kittatinny Mountain presently in Hardwick Township in Warren County, New Jersey in the United States. Active mining was attempted for brief periods during the mid ...

, in what was once Pahaquarry Township, now part of Hardwick Township. The northern end is at the intersection of Old Mine Road, County Route 521, and U.S. Route 206 in Montague Township. It includes Early Republic,

Late Victorian Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. ''Victorian'' refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian we ...

, and Early Colonial Dutch architecture. Van Campen's Inn, also known as the Isaac Van Campen Inn, was built either by Van Campen or Harmon Rosenkrans. It is a two and one-half story fieldstone building with

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and Dutch styling. It was documented by the

Historic American Buildings Survey Heritage Documentation Programs (HDP) is a division of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes ...

in 1937, 1941, 1967, and 1970. There are two ferry houses in the Flatbrookville section of Walpack Township, the Decker Ferry House, built , and the Rosenkrans Ferry House, also known as the Smith-Rosenkrans House, built , that contribute to the district. Three houses in the Millbrook section of Hardwick Township, the Colonel Abraham Van Campen House, built , the B. B. Van Campen Farm, also known as the Moses Van Campen House, built , and the Miller House, also known as the James Van Campen Farm, contribute.

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File:Pahaquarry Copper Mine Adit 1.jpg,

File:Decker Ferry House, Flatbrookville, NJ.jpg, Decker Ferry House File:SOUTHEAST AND NORTHEAST ELEVATIONS - Smith-Rosenkrans House, Old Mine Road, Flatbrookville, Sussex County, NJ HABS NJ,19-FLABRO.V,1-2.tif, Rosenkrans Ferry House File:Moses Van Campen House ca 1816 aka B.B. Van Campen House (8439842524).jpg, B. B. Van Campen Farm

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* * * * * * {{NRHP in Warren County, New Jersey Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Sussex County, New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Warren County, New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Victorian architecture in New Jersey

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