Fairmount, New Jersey | |
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 Fairmount Presbyterian Church, listed on theNational Register of Historic Places | |
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| Coordinates:40°43′37″N74°46′35″W / 40.72694°N 74.77639°W /40.72694; -74.77639 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Hunterdon |
| Township | Tewksbury |
| Elevation | 768 ft (234 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 876264[1] |
Fairmount is anunincorporated community located alongCounty Route 517 inTewksbury Township ofHunterdon County, New Jersey.[1][2] The community was first known as Parkersville, named after proprietor James Parker (1725–1797).[3] The southern section of the community is known asLower Fairmount.[4][5]
The first European settlers arrived herec. 1740 and named the area Fox Hill, after a local farmer.[3] The Fairmount Presbyterian Church was founded in 1747 as a German Reformed congregation in a log cabin.[6] The current church was built from 1851 to 1852 withGreek Revival andShingle styles. The Methodist Episcopal Church of Fairmount was built in 1837.[7] The current Fairmount United Methodist Church was built in 1868 withRomanesque Revival andItalianate styles. A mill was built in the early 1800s on theRockaway Creek.[5] By the 1880s, Fairmount had two churches, two stores, a sawmill, gristmill, schoolhouse, and the largest tannery in the county.[8]
TheFairmount Historic District encompassing the community was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1996 for its significance in architecture, exploration/settlement, and industry.[5]
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