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Headquarters, New Jersey
Headquarters is an unincorporated community located within the Amwell Valley of Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The settlement is centered around the intersection of Zentek Road and County Route 604 (Rosemont-Ringoes Road). It is about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Ringoes to the east and 1 mile (1.6 km) from Sergeantsville to the west. The Headquarters Historic District was listed on the state and national registers of historic places in 2011 and had its boundary increased in 2016.

History

Grist mill on Zentek Road

Headquarters was the site of a grist mill built by John Opdycke (1710–1777) in 1735 along the Caponockons Creek, a tributary of the Neshanic River. The mill was one of the first in Hunterdon County. The current mill was built in 1754 at the same site. It was later rebuilt in 1877 by John A. Carrell. The industry thrived until the early 20th century when the mill shut down.

The community is named Headquarters after the local tradition that George Washington used the stone house built here in 1758 as such for a few days during the American Revolutionary War.

The district was first established as a historic area by Delaware Township in the 1980s to push back against a widening of CR 604.

Historic district

Headquarters Historic District
House at 402 Rosemont-Ringoes Road
LocationZentek Road and Rosemont-Ringoes Road
Nearest citySergeantsville, New Jersey
Area22.5 acres (9.1 ha)
Built1735 (1735)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.11000447 (original)
15000798 (increase)
NJRHP No.5091; 5463
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 2011
Boundary increaseFebruary 8, 2016
Designated NJRHPMay 24, 2011
December 16, 2015

The Headquarters Historic District is a 22.5-acre (9.1 ha) historic district encompassing the community. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 14, 2011, for its significance in architecture, industry, and settlement from 1735 to 1929. The district includes seven contributing buildings, three contributing structures, and one contributing sites. The boundary was increased on February 8, 2016. The increase included the mill pond and dam and added about 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) to the original 17 acres (6.9 ha).

Headquarters House at 6 Zentek Road was built in 1758, probably by Opdycke, and features vernacular Georgian architecture with Victorian embellishments. The house at 402 Rosemont-Ringoes Road was built c. 1800–1840 and shows modern Colonial Revival embellishment.

  • Headquarters House and grist mill in the distance, on Zentek Road
    Headquarters House and grist mill in the distance, on Zentek Road
  • House by the intersection of Rosemount-Ringoes and Zentek roads
    House by the intersection of Rosemount-Ringoes and Zentek roads

See also

References

  1. ^ "Headquarters". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
  3. ^ "Hunterdon County Route 604 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. p. 2.
  4. ^ Parsekian, Ann; Armstrong, Janice; Bertland, Dennis (December 2010). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Headquarters Historic District (Report). National Park Service – via National Archives Catalog for New Jersey. With accompanying 12 photos. (Downloading may be slow.)
  5. ^ Snell, James P. (1881). "Headquarters". History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. p. 375.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System – (#11000447)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  7. ^ "National Register Information System – (#15000798)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  8. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. June 23, 2021. p. 4.
  9. ^ Bertland, Dennis; Armstrong, Janice (October 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Headquarters Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Information)". National Park Service. With accompanying 11 photos
  10. ^ "Headquarters Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Information)". National Park Service.
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