Millbrook, New Jersey
Populated place in Warren County, New Jersey, US
Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
41°04′24″N 74°57′47″W / 41.07333°N 74.96306°W / 41.07333; -74.96306
United States
New JerseyMillbrook, also known as Millbrook Village, is an unincorporated community located along Old Mine Road within Hardwick Township, formerly Pahaquarry Township, in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1][2] It is named after the Mill Brook, now known as Van Campens Mill Brook, a tributary of the Delaware River.[3][4] The area is now part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.[5]
History
A grist mill was built here in 1832, by Abram Garis, on what is now known as Van Campens Mill Brook. The George Trauger House was built c. 1860.[6] The Colonel Abraham Van Campen House, built c. 1750, the B. B. Van Campen Farm, also known as the Moses Van Campen House, built c. 1840, and the Miller House, also known as the James Van Campen Farm, are contributing properties of the Old Mine Road Historic District.[7] The Abraham Van Campen House, built c. 1790, was moved to the village in 1974.[6]
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B. B. Van Campen Farm -
Abraham Van Campen House
References
- ^ a b c "Millbrook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016. Listed as in the defunct Pahaquarry Township.
- ^ Snell, James P.; Clayton, W.W. (1881). "Mill Brook". History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. pp. 696, 699. OCLC 14075041.
- ^ "Vancampens Brook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Variant name: Vancampens Mill Brook
- ^ "Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: Scenic Drives". National Park Service.
Millbrook Village
- ^ a b "Millbrook Village" (PDF). National Park Service.
- ^ Bodle, Wayne K.; Tobias, Clifford (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Mine Road Historic District / Old Mine Road". National Park Service. With accompanying 29 photos from 1977
External links
Media related to Millbrook, New Jersey at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-430, "Colonel Abraham Van Campen House, Old Mine Road, Millbrook, Warren County, NJ", 8 photos, 10 measured drawings, 10 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. NJ-822, "Abraham Van Campen House, Old Mine Road, Millbrook, Warren County, NJ", 7 photos, 13 measured drawings, 11 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. NJ-825, "James Van Campen Farm, Old Mine Road, Millbrook, Warren County, NJ", 5 photos, 12 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. NJ-826, "Moses Van Campen House, Old Mine Road, Millbrook, Warren County, NJ", 4 photos, 8 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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