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River Road Historic Rural District
Laurence Van Derveer House, Millstone River Road, NJ.jpg
Laurence Van Derveer House
River Road Historic Rural District is located in Somerset County, New Jersey
River Road Historic Rural District
River Road Historic Rural District
Location in Somerset County, New Jersey
River Road Historic Rural District is located in New Jersey
River Road Historic Rural District
River Road Historic Rural District
Location in New Jersey
River Road Historic Rural District is located in the United States
River Road Historic Rural District
River Road Historic Rural District
Location in the United States
Location River Road / County Route 533 along the Millstone River from Hillsborough Road to Van Horne Road / U.S. Route 206, Hillsborough and Montgomery Townships
Area 590 acres (240 ha)
Built 1777 (1777)
Architectural style Colonial, Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP reference No. 91000256
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Added to NRHP March 21, 1991

The River Road Historic Rural District is a historic district located on the western side of the Millstone River along a six-mile segment of River Road / County Route 533 in Hillsborough and Montgomery Townships, Somerset County, New Jersey. It is bounded on the north by Hillsborough Road and on the south by Van Horne Road / U.S. Route 206. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1991.

Contributing properties

The Laurence Van Derveer House was built in 1866 in an Italianate style.

The VanDerveer - Campbell House was built 1860–62 in the style of an Anglo-Norman Villa. Many of the farm buildings are also contributing.

The Garret Wyckoff House was built c. 1803 in a Federal style with some Italianate elements.

The Rynear A. Staats House was built in the 1840s with Greek Revival elements.

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