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Seigle Homestead

Coordinates: 40°36′43″N 75°09′54″W / 40.61194°N 75.16500°W / 40.61194; -75.16500 (Seigle Homestead)
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Seigle Homestead
Seigle Homestead is located in Warren County, New Jersey
Seigle Homestead
Seigle Homestead is located in New Jersey
Seigle Homestead
Seigle Homestead is located in the United States
Seigle Homestead
LocationRiegelsville-Warren Glen Road, Finesville, New Jersey
Coordinates40°36′43″N 75°09′54″W / 40.61194°N 75.16500°W / 40.61194; -75.16500 (Seigle Homestead)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1793
Architectural styleLog House
Part ofFinesville–Seigletown Historic District (ID10000892)
NRHP reference No.77000918[1]
NJRHP No.2792[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1977
Designated CPNovember 10, 2010
Designated NJRHPJanuary 10, 1977

The Seigle Homestead is a historic house built around 1793 and located along Riegelsville-Warren Glen Road in the Finesville section of Pohatcong Township, the only surviving two-story log house in Warren County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1977, for its significance in architecture and social history.[3] The log house was listed as a contributing property of the Finesville–Seigletown Historic District on November 10, 2010.[4]

History and description

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The log house was built by members of the Benjamin Seigle family around 1793. The area around it had a mill, pottery, and store operated by the family. The hamlet became known as Seigletown.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#77000918)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Warren County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 28, 2021. p. 10.
  3. ^ a b Karschner, Terry (November 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Seigle Homestead". National Park Service. With accompanying two photos
  4. ^ Bertland, Dennis; Armstrong, Janice (July 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Finesville–Seigletown Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 21 photos.)
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