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 Allentown Historic District Posted by:  chstress53
N 40° 10.666 W 074° 35.056
18T E 535394 N 4447569
Allentown's historic district is comprised of antique and specialty shops, as well as restaurants, and cafes. Many fine homes and historic buildings are located in the borough.
Waymark Code: WM18FW
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2007
Views: 36
Allentown was initially settled by Quakers, Scottish and Dutch residents.
Allentown is named after Nathan Allen, who built a Grist mill on Doctor's Creek in 1706.
By the early 1900s, the borough had developed into a bustling shopping and vacation community -- and the village today retains many attractive buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Allentown was the home of two distinguished citizens: Molly Pitcher, the Revolutionary War heroine in the Battle of Monmouth, and Dr. William A. Newell, governor of New Jersey and a U.S. Congressman.
The community has a large historic district with buildings from the 1800s and a busy downtown shopping area.
Street address:
N. and S. Main Sts.,
Allentown, NJ USA
08501
County / Borough / Parish: Monmouth County
Year listed: 1982
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Allentown was also a center for travel across New Jersey. The York Road now known as Main Street was a main road across Jersey from the Amboys to Burlington. The town became a busy stage stop and as many as four taverns or inns existed in the area.
Periods of significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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