Linvale, New Jersey

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

40°23′35″N 74°50′09″W / 40.39306°N 74.83583°W / 40.39306; -74.83583Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Hunterdon Township East Amwell and West AmwellElevation

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295 ft (90 m)GNIS feature ID877814^[1]

Linvale is an unincorporated community located along the border of East Amwell and West Amwell townships in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.^[2] The community was historically known as New Market.^[3]^[4]

History

The two-story brick New Market Store was first built around 1770 and rebuilt in 1866. The Linvale United Methodist Church, historically known as the New Market Methodist Episcopal Church, was built in 1858.^[5]

Historic district

The New Market–Linvale–Snydertown Historic District encompassing the community was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 for its significance in architecture, commerce, settlement, and community development.^[6]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Linvale". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2015.
^ Bertland (1997), p. 5.
^ Snell, James P. (1881). "New Market". History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. p. 356.
^ ^a ^b Bertland, Dennis N. (June 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New Market–Linvale–Snydertown Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 26 photos
^ "National Register Information System – (#98000097)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.