Arneytown, New Jersey

40°06′05″N 74°33′58″W / 40.10139°N 74.56611°W / 40.10139; -74.56611^[1]Country United StatesState New JerseyCountiesBurlington and MonmouthTownshipsNorth Hanover and Upper FreeholdElevation164 ft (50 m)Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))Area codes609, 640GNIS feature ID874381^[1]

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]

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

Arneytown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Lawrie House
Location	Province Line Road (Ellisdale-Arneytown Road) and Chesterfield-Arneytown Road
Area	58 acres (23 ha)
Built	1731 (1731)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Georgian
NRHP reference No.	67451850[5]
NJRHP No.	854[6][7]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 12, 1977
Designated NJRHP	December 26, 1974

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]

Gallery

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  Late 18th-century house

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Burlington County, New Jersey
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Monmouth County, New Jersey

References

External links

• Media related to Arneytown, New Jersey at Wikimedia Commons
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-134, "Lawrie House, Arneytown, Monmouth County, NJ", 6 photos, 25 measured drawings, 4 data pages
• HABS No. NJ-202, "Duncan Mackenzie Place, Province Line Road, Arneytown, Monmouth County, NJ", 5 photos, 24 measured drawings, 7 data pages
• HABS No. NJ-303, "Emley-Wilde House, Arneytown, Monmouth County, NJ", 5 photos, 33 measured drawings, 3 data pages