Rancocas is an
unincorporated community located within
Westampton Township in
Burlington County
Burlington County is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The county is the largest by area in New Jersey. Its county seat is Mount Holly. , New Jersey. The name derives from the Native American word ''Rankokous.'' which was used in the name of the Powhatan Lenape Nation Indian Reservation located in Westampton Township. The name was also known as a sub-tribe of the ''Ancocus''. The Reservation was a popular tourist destination for visitors from the Philadelphia area, New York, and local residents, before the Reservation became
Rancocas State Park
Rancocas State Park is a protected area designated as a state park located in Hainesport Township and Westampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey in the United States. Established in 1965, it is overseen and operated by the New Jerse ...
.
History
The village developed along the
Mount Holly–
Beverly Turnpike.
In 1703, a Quaker meeting house, a log building, was erected in the community.
Historic district
The Rancocas Historic Village, also known as the Rancocas Village 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 Rancocas Village, bounded north and west by the Willingboro Township border, east to Springside Road and south to 3rd Street. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1975 for its significance in architecture, commerce, and education. The district includes 46 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 ...
.[ With ] The Quaker meeting house, a Friends meeting house, on Main Street was built in 1772 and features Flemish bond and patterned brick work. The nearby Friends school was built in 1822, also with brick.
Gallery
File:Historic American Buildings Survey Nathaniel R. Ewan, Photographer March 14, 1936 EXTERIOR - SOUTHEAST ELEVATION - Friends Meetinghouse and School, Rancocas, Burlington County, NJ HABS NJ,3-RANC,1-1.tif, Friends meeting house, with 1772 in patterned brick work
File:Historic American Buildings Survey Nathaniel R. Ewan, Photographer March 23, 1936 EXTERIOR - SOUTHEAST ELEVATION - Friends School, Main Street, Rancocas, Burlington County, NJ HABS NJ,3-RANC,3-1.tif, Friends school, built 1822
See also
*Rancocas Creek
Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. The creek's main stem is long, with a North Branch of and a South Branch flowing .U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high- ...
* Rancocas Woods, New Jersey
*Timbuctoo, New Jersey
Timbuctoo is an unincorporated community in Westampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. Located along the Rancocas Creek, Timbuctoo was settled by formerly enslaved and free Black people, beginning in 1826. It includes Church St., Bl ...
*List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey
This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of New Jersey in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in New Jersey and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upo ...
*List of Quaker meeting houses
This is a list of Friends meeting houses. Numerous Friends meeting houses are individually notable, either for their congregations or events or for architecture of their historic buildings. Some in the United Kingdom are registered as listed ...
References
External links
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Rancocas Official WebsiteRankokous Indian Reservation
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Westampton Township, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in Burlington County, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Burlington County, New Jersey
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places