Seigle Homestead

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Seigle Homestead
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LocationRiegelsville-Warren Glen Road, Finesville, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°36′43″N75°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 of Finesville–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]

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History and description

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]

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References

  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. 1 2 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.)