Rancocas, New Jersey | |
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Rancocas Friends Meeting House | |
Coordinates: 40°00′38″N74°52′01″W / 40.01056°N 74.86694°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Burlington |
Township | Westampton |
Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Zip Code | 08073 |
Area codes | 609, 640 |
GNIS feature ID | 879606 [1] |
Rancocas is an unincorporated community located within Westampton Township in Burlington County, New Jersey. [2]
Rancocas was the name of a sub-tribe of Lenape people, who lived along Rancocas Creek. Their 17th-century village was also called Ramock and Rankokas. [3]
The village developed along the Mount Holly–Beverly Turnpike. [4] In 1703, a Quaker meeting house, a log building, was erected in the community. [5]
Rancocas Historic Village | |
Location | Irregular pattern bounded north and west by Willingboro border, east to Springside Road and south to 3rd Street |
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Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 75001126 [6] |
NJRHP No. | 880 [7] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 5, 1975 |
Designated NJRHP | September 6, 1973 |
The Rancocas Historic Village, also known as the Rancocas Village Historic District, [7] is a historic district in Rancocas Village, bounded north and west by the Willingboro Township border, east to Springside Road and south to 3rd Street. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1975 for its significance in architecture, commerce, and education. The district includes 46 contributing buildings. [4] The Quaker meeting house, a Friends meeting house, on Main Street was built in 1772 and features Flemish bond and patterned brick work. The nearby Friends school was built in 1822, also with brick. [4]