Taylor's_Mill_Historic_District

Taylor's Mill Historic District

Taylor's Mill Historic District

Historic district in New Jersey, United States

Taylor's Mill Historic District, a 26-acre (11 ha) historic district featuring the gristmill Taylor's Mill, is located along Taylor's Mill Road and Rockaway Road near Oldwick in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 11, 1992 for its significance in architecture, exploration/settlement, industry, and military.[4] The district boundary was increased by 8 acres (3.2 ha) in 1997 to cross the Rockaway Creek and extend into Tewksbury Township.[5]

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History

Colonel John Taylor (1744–1811) built this grist and flouring mill c. 1760 on the Rockaway Creek. It supplied grain for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The mill had many subsequent owners, including Eleanor and Manning McCrea.[4]

On April 5, 2024, the mill suffered major damage from the 2024 New Jersey earthquake, a rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake that shook much of the Northeast United States.[6]

  • Information sign by new bridge over the Rockaway Creek
  • Taylor's Mill after the 2024 earthquake

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System – (#92000636)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. [2]
    "National Register Information System – (#97000105)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. [3]
    "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2020. pp. 15, 16.
  4. [4]
    Stevens, Stephanie (October 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Taylor's Mill Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 19 photos
  5. [5]
    Bertland, Dennis N. (April 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Taylor's Mill Historic District (Boundary Increase)". National Park Service. With accompanying 11 photos
  6. [6]
    4.8 magnitude earthquake hits New Jersey, historic site damaged (WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia; YouTube; April 5, 2024)
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