Arneytown,_New_Jersey

Arneytown, New Jersey

Arneytown, New Jersey

Populated place in Burlington County, New Jersey, US

Arneytown is an unincorporated community located along Province Line Road on the border of North Hanover Township in Burlington County and Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County of New Jersey.[1][2][3] It is two miles (3.2 km) north of Jacobstown. Province Line Road was on the boundary line between the Provinces of East Jersey and West Jersey. The area was once called Upper Freehold by 18th-century Quaker settlers. With the establishment of the first post office in 1827, it became known as Arneytown.[4]

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History

The Arneytown Tavern, also known as the Lawrie House, was built c. 1731. It was recorded as a tavern in 1762 when William Lawrie deeded it to Richard Platt.[4]

Historic district

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The Arneytown Historic District is a 58-acre (23 ha) historic district encompassing the community. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1977, for its significance in architecture and community development. The district has 12 contributing buildings, including three documented individually by the Historic American Buildings Survey: Lawrie House, Duncan Mackenzie Place, and Emley-Wilde House.[4]

Cemetery

The Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located south of the community on 225 acres (91 ha) of land. It was dedicated on May 30, 1986, by Governor Thomas Kean, and named after Doyle on January 3, 1989.[8]

  • Late 18th-century house

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Arneytown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
  3. [3]
    Gannett, Henry (1894). Bulletin 118: A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 13. doi:10.3133/b118.
  4. [4]
    Israel, Nancy (August 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Arneytown Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 10 photos
  5. [5]
    "National Register Information System – (#67451850)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  6. [6]
    "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Burlington County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 23, 2021. p. 14.
  7. [7]
    "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 23, 2021. p. 18.
  8. [8]
    "BG William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery". New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
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