unincorporated community
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Hunterdon County, New Jersey
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,Easton, Pennsylvania
Easton is a city in, and the county seat of, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city's population was 28,127 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Easton is located at the confluence of the Lehigh River, a river tha ...
and
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city (New Jersey), city in and the county seat, seat of government of Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Robert Livingston, James Alexander, his son
Lord Stirling
William Alexander, also known as Lord Stirling (1726 – 15 January 1783), was a Scottish-American major general during the American Revolutionary War. He was considered male heir to the Scottish title of Earl of Stirling through Scottish line ...
and John Stevens all owned land here at some time. John Taylor, an officer with the Hunterdon 4th Militia built a house and mill, which was used during the Revolutionary War to provide soldiers with food. Taylor's Mill may become the fourth Readington Museum.
Historic district
The Potterstown Rural 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 ...
that encompasses the community. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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on July 2, 1992 for its significance in architecture and community development. The district includes 26
contributing buildings
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 ...
, 8 contributing sites, and 4 contributing structures. With
Description
The former hotel at 11 Potterstown Road was built in the mid 19th-century with Victorian style. The former Potterstown Store was also built in the mid 19th-century. The Cold Brook School was built in 1828 and is a Readington Township Museum.
Gallery
File:Potterstown, NJ - information sign.jpg, Entrance to Potterstown
File:281 Potterstown Road, Potterstown, NJ.jpg, Former Potterstown Store
File:Cold Brook School, Potterstown, NJ.jpg, Cold Brook School
File:Wheelwright shop, Potterstown, NJ.png, Former wheelwright shop