The Riegel Ridge Community Center is a historic building located on
County Route 519 in the
Riegel Ridge section of
Holland Township near
Milford Milford may refer to:
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in
Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 1996, for its significance in architecture, entertainment and social history.
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History and description
The property includes a two-story
Colonial Revival community house, baseball field with grandstand, and pool house. The community house was designed by architect
James Gamble Rogers
James Gamble Rogers (March 3, 1867 – October 1, 1947) was an American architect. A proponent of what came to be known as Collegiate Gothic architecture, he is best known for his academic commissions at Yale University, Columbia Univer ...
. It was built from 1937 to 1938 by the Riegel Paper Corporation, led by its chairman Benjamin D. Riegel, for the benefit of its employees and their families.
Since 1996, the property has been owned and operated by the township.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
References
External links
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{{NRHP in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Holland Township, New Jersey
Buildings and structures in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Colonial Revival architecture in New Jersey
Buildings and structures completed in 1938
1938 establishments in New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places