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This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Sussex County, New Jersey. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates".


Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Backwards Tunnel
Backwards Tunnel
December 28, 2005
(#05001483)
Cork Hill Rd., 310 ft. N of Passaic Ave. intersection
41°05′16″N 74°36′06″W / 41.087778°N 74.601667°W / 41.087778; -74.601667 (Backwards Tunnel)
Ogdensburg Built by the Midland Railroad in 1871. So called because bore for the Wallkill River is wider than that for the road.
2 Bethany Chapel
Bethany Chapel
February 29, 1980
(#80002517)
103 Hamburg Tpke.
41°08′50″N 74°34′26″W / 41.147222°N 74.573889°W / 41.147222; -74.573889 (Bethany Chapel)
Hamburg 1869 stone church
3 Black Creek Site-28SX297
Black Creek Site-28SX297
November 27, 2002
(#02000626)
Address Restricted
Vernon Township
4 Crescent Theatre
Crescent Theatre
September 7, 2005
(#05000965)
74 Main St.
41°12′33″N 74°36′28″W / 41.209167°N 74.607778°W / 41.209167; -74.607778 (Crescent Theatre)
Sussex 1917 theater was local community center and one of the first in the region to show sound films in 1929. Now home to Tri-State Theater Co.
5 Erickson Lakeside Cabin
Erickson Lakeside Cabin
November 3, 2017
(#100001778)
103 Lakeside Dr., Lake Wallkill
41°14′12″N 74°32′15″W / 41.236530°N 74.537511°W / 41.236530; -74.537511 (Erickson Lakeside Cabin)
Vernon Township
6 Evans-Waters Cottage
Evans-Waters Cottage
November 15, 2016
(#16000777)
11 Grandview Rd., Lake Wallkill
41°14′23″N 74°32′16″W / 41.239766°N 74.537747°W / 41.239766; -74.537747 (Evans-Waters Cottage)
Vernon Township
7 First Presbyterian Church of Wantage
First Presbyterian Church of Wantage
September 23, 1982
(#82003305)
N of Sussex on NJ 23
41°14′28″N 74°37′22″W / 41.241111°N 74.622778°W / 41.241111; -74.622778 (First Presbyterian Church of Wantage)
Sussex 1829 church housed one of the first congregations in Wantage, established in 1787. Later changed from Reformed to Presbyterian.
8 Foster–Armstrong House
Foster–Armstrong House
July 23, 1979
(#79000235)
320 River Road
41°18′33″N 74°47′19″W / 41.309167°N 74.788611°W / 41.309167; -74.788611 (Foster–Armstrong House)
Montague Township
9 Cornelius Gunn House
Cornelius Gunn House
July 23, 1979
(#79000238)
SW of Wallpack Center on Ridge Rd.
41°09′07″N 74°54′03″W / 41.151944°N 74.900833°W / 41.151944; -74.900833 (Cornelius Gunn House)
Walpack Township
10 Harmony Hill United Methodist Church
Harmony Hill United Methodist Church
September 19, 1977
(#77000913)
N of Stillwater on Fairview Lake Rd.
41°02′33″N 74°52′54″W / 41.0425°N 74.881667°W / 41.0425; -74.881667 (Harmony Hill United Methodist Church)
Stillwater
11 High Breeze Farm
High Breeze Farm
July 27, 1989
(#89000993)
Barrett Rd. off NJ 94
41°13′06″N 74°25′03″W / 41.218333°N 74.4175°W / 41.218333; -74.4175 (High Breeze Farm)
Highland Lakes
12 High Point State Park
High Point State Park
April 23, 1996
(#96000404)
Roughly bounded by the NJ-NY state line and State Highway 23. between Port Jervis, New York and Wantage Township, New Jersey
41°17′16″N 74°41′40″W / 41.287778°N 74.694444°W / 41.287778; -74.694444 (High Point State Park)
Montague
13 Hill Memorial
Hill Memorial
July 18, 1985
(#85001565)
82 Main Street
41°03′24″N 74°45′17″W / 41.056667°N 74.754722°W / 41.056667; -74.754722 (Hill Memorial)
Newton Now houses the Sussex County Historical Society
14 Lafayette Village Historic District
Lafayette Village Historic District
December 31, 2013
(#13001024)
NJ 15, Morris Farm Road and Meadows Road
41°05′53″N 74°41′18″W / 41.0979805°N 74.6883775°W / 41.0979805; -74.6883775 (Lafayette Village Historic District)
Lafayette Township
15 Lawrence Mansion
Lawrence Mansion
November 2, 1979
(#79001522)
W of Hamburg on NJ 94
41°09′09″N 74°35′14″W / 41.1525°N 74.587222°W / 41.1525; -74.587222 (Lawrence Mansion)
Hamburg 1841 Greek Revival mansion now used as commercial property
16 Richard Layton House
Richard Layton House
July 23, 1979
(#79000237)
SW of Wallpack Center on Ridge Rd.
41°08′53″N 74°54′14″W / 41.148056°N 74.903889°W / 41.148056; -74.903889 (Richard Layton House)
Walpack Township
17 Log Cabin and Farm
Log Cabin and Farm
August 24, 1977
(#77000910)
N of Branchville on Mattison Ave.
41°11′40″N 74°44′33″W / 41.194444°N 74.7425°W / 41.194444; -74.7425 (Log Cabin and Farm)
Branchville Log cabin relocated within the county in 1989
18 Meadowburn Farm
Meadowburn Farm
August 9, 1993
(#93000748)
Address Restricted
Vernon
19 Henry W. Merriam House
Henry W. Merriam House
December 18, 1970
(#70000396)
131 Main Street
41°03′10″N 74°45′20″W / 41.052778°N 74.755556°W / 41.052778; -74.755556 (Henry W. Merriam House)
Newton
20 Millville Historic and Archaeological District
January 30, 1984
(#84002807)
Address Restricted
Montague Township
21 Minisink Archeological Site
Minisink Archeological Site
April 19, 1993
(#93000608)
in the vicinity of Minisink Island
41°17′26″N 74°49′44″W / 41.2906°N 74.829°W / 41.2906; -74.829 (Minisink Archeological Site)
Montague Township
22 Morris Canal
Morris Canal
October 1, 1974
(#74002228)
Irregular line beginning at Phillipsburg and ending at Jersey City
40°41′08″N 75°09′49″W / 40.685556°N 75.163611°W / 40.685556; -75.163611 (Morris Canal)
Not Applicable Extends through Essex County, New Jersey
23 Newton Town Plot Historic District
Newton Town Plot Historic District
November 12, 1992
(#92001521)
Church, High, Main, Moran, and Spring Streets; and Park Place
41°03′26″N 74°45′13″W / 41.057222°N 74.753611°W / 41.057222; -74.753611 (Newton Town Plot Historic District)
Newton 56 contributing properties on 17 acres of varying architectural styles and historical contexts. The boundaries were determined by the "Town Plot" surveyed by Jonathan Hampton in 1762.
24 Old Mine Road Historic District
Old Mine Road Historic District
December 3, 1980
(#80000410)
NJ 521, Delaware, Old Mine, and River Roads
41°05′20″N 74°57′40″W / 41.088889°N 74.961111°W / 41.088889; -74.961111 (Old Mine Road Historic District)
Not Applicable Extends into Warren County, New Jersey
25 Old Monroe School House
Old Monroe School House
August 12, 1977
(#77000911)
NJ 94
41°06′57″N 74°37′58″W / 41.115833°N 74.632778°W / 41.115833; -74.632778 (Old Monroe School House)
Monroe
26 Peters Valley Historic District
Peters Valley Historic District
February 29, 1980
(#80000437)
Bevans, Walpack, and Kuhn Roads
41°11′46″N 74°51′12″W / 41.196111°N 74.853333°W / 41.196111; -74.853333 (Peters Valley Historic District)
Sandyston Township
27 Plaster Mill
Plaster Mill
August 3, 1977
(#77000912)
Off Main Street and Kelly Place
40°54′07″N 74°42′31″W / 40.901944°N 74.708611°W / 40.901944; -74.708611 (Plaster Mill)
Stanhope
28 Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex
Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex
December 10, 2009
(#09000653)
928 Main St.
41°01′59″N 74°52′29″W / 41.032961°N 74.874725°W / 41.032961; -74.874725 (Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex)
Stillwater
29 Shoemaker-Houck Farm
Shoemaker-Houck Farm
July 23, 1979
(#79000234)
S of Wallpack Center on Heney's Mill-Wallpack Center Rd.
41°08′35″N 74°52′55″W / 41.143056°N 74.881944°W / 41.143056; -74.881944 (Shoemaker-Houck Farm)
Walpack Township
30 Andrew Snable House
Andrew Snable House
July 23, 1979
(#79000236)
NE of Wallpack Center on Sandyston-Haney's Mill Rd.
41°10′11″N 74°52′15″W / 41.169722°N 74.870833°W / 41.169722; -74.870833 (Andrew Snable House)
Walpack Township
31 Sterling Hill Mine
Sterling Hill Mine
September 3, 1991
(#91001365)
30 Plant St.
41°04′59″N 74°36′24″W / 41.083056°N 74.606667°W / 41.083056; -74.606667 (Sterling Hill Mine)
Ogdensburg
32 Stockholm United Methodist Church
Stockholm United Methodist Church
March 26, 1976
(#76001189)
CR 515
41°05′21″N 74°30′43″W / 41.089167°N 74.511944°W / 41.089167; -74.511944 (Stockholm United Methodist Church)
Stockholm
33 Sussex County Courthouse
Sussex County Courthouse
July 23, 1979
(#79001523)
High and Spring Streets
41°03′32″N 74°45′14″W / 41.058889°N 74.753889°W / 41.058889; -74.753889 (Sussex County Courthouse)
Newton
34 Elias Van Bunschooten House
Elias Van Bunschooten House
November 1, 1974
(#74001191)
NW of Sussex on NJ 23
41°15′51″N 74°38′11″W / 41.264167°N 74.636389°W / 41.264167; -74.636389 (Elias Van Bunschooten House)
Sussex
35 Wallpack Center Historic District
Wallpack Center Historic District
July 17, 1980
(#80000354)
Wallpack Center Road
41°09′33″N 74°52′51″W / 41.159167°N 74.880833°W / 41.159167; -74.880833 (Wallpack Center Historic District)
Walpack Township
36 Waterloo Village
Waterloo Village
September 13, 1977
(#77000909)
1 mi. S of Andover at Musconetcong River and CR 604; also Musconetcong R. & Cty. Rd. 604
40°54′56″N 74°45′22″W / 40.915556°N 74.756111°W / 40.915556; -74.756111 (Waterloo Village)
Andover Second set of addresses represents a boundary increase April 28, 2015.
37 White Deer Plaza and Boardwalk District
White Deer Plaza and Boardwalk District
July 11, 1988
(#88001012)
White Deer Plaza, Winona Parkway, and West Shore Trail, Lake Mohawk
41°01′56″N 74°38′28″W / 41.032222°N 74.641111°W / 41.032222; -74.641111 (White Deer Plaza and Boardwalk District)
Sparta
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