Potterstown, New Jersey

Potterstown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Former hotel, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Coordinates: 40°38′32″N 74°47′55″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Hunterdon
Township	Clinton and Readington
Elevation [1]	259 ft (79 m)
GNIS feature ID	879464[1]

Potterstown is an unincorporated community along the border of Clinton and Readington townships in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^[1][2]

History

Potterstown once was home to taverns, a blacksmith, a store house, a wheelwright and a pottery shop which gave the hamlet its name.^[3] In 1806, a stage coach route, known as the New Jersey Turnpike, running between Easton, Pennsylvania and New Brunswick, New Jersey, was built through the community.^[4] Aray Van Guinea, a free African-American, donated land for the construction of the German Lutheran Church. Robert Livingston, James Alexander, his son Lord Stirling 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

Potterstown Rural Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Location	Along Potterstown and Halls Mill Roads and I-78
Area	453 acres (183 ha)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Colonial, Italianate, Victorian
NRHP reference No.	92000806[5]
NJRHP No.	1621[6]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 2, 1992
Designated NJRHP	April 10, 1992

The Potterstown Rural Historic District is a 453-acre (183 ha) historic district that encompasses the community. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 2, 1992 for its significance in architecture and community development. The district includes 26 contributing buildings, 8 contributing sites, and 4 contributing structures.^[7]

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.^[7] The Cold Brook School was built in 1828 and is a Readington Township Museum.^[7][8]

Gallery

• 
  Entrance to Potterstown
• 
  Former Potterstown Store
• 
  Cold Brook School
• 
  Former wheelwright shop

See also

• Taylor's Mill Historic District

References

1. "Potterstown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
3. Stevens, Stephanie B. Readington Township History, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed November 16, 2012.
4. Stothoff, Mrs. Frederick. "Transportation" (PDF). Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
5. "National Register Information System – (#92000806)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
6. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2020. p. 14.
7. Stevens, Stephanie (April 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Potterstown Rural Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 30 photos
8. "Museums of Hunterdon County". Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission.

External links

• Media related to Potterstown, New Jersey at Wikimedia Commons
• "Potterstown". The Historical Marker Database.