Boonton Iron Works

United States historic place

Boonton Ironworks Historic District

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district

New Jersey Register of Historic Places

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Location| Plane Street, Grace Lord Park
Boonton, New Jersey
Coordinates| 40°54′18″N 74°24′48″W﻿ / ﻿40.90500°N 74.41333°W﻿ / 40.90500; -74.41333﻿ (Boonton Ironworks Historic District)
Area| 53 acres (21 ha)
NRHP reference No.| 100009115[1][2]
NJRHP No.| 5723[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP| July 14, 2023
Designated NJRHP| March 21, 2023
Drainage pipe surrounded by original bricks Blast furnace base remains

The Boonton Iron Works were founded about 1770 by Samuel Ogden who, with others in his family, purchased a 6-acre (24,000 m2) tract along the Rockaway River, near present-day Boonton, New Jersey. Here rolling and slitting mills were erected that engaged in the manufacture of nail rods and bar iron. With the construction of the Morris Canal in 1830, the New Jersey Iron Company was organized. This company built a new plant costing $283,000 (equivalent to $8.1 million in 2023) and imported skilled mechanics from England. Under Fuller & Lord (1852–1876) the enterprise become an integrated industry with ore and timber reserves, canal boats, furnaces, mills and auxiliary plants. After 1881, the business slowly declined. The plant closed in 1911.

## Historic district

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The property was listed as the Boonton Ironworks Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places on July 14, 2023, for its significance in engineering, industry, and transportation. The 53-acre (21 ha) historic district located in Grace Lord Park in the town of Boonton includes 13 contributing sites and 2 contributing structures. It includes the Arch Bridge from the Boonton Ironworks and sections of the Morris Canal, previously listed on the NRHP.[4]

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey
* David Thomas (industrialist)

## References

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1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#100009115)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. ^ "Weekly List 2023 07 21". National Park Service. July 21, 2023.
3. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection \- Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 1.
4. ^ Hickey, Margaret M.; Bjorklund, Beth A.; Harshbarger, Patrick; Lee, James S. (December 2022). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Boonton Ironworks Historic District (Draft)" (PDF). National Park Service. With accompanying 14 photos

## Sources

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* James Truslow Adams, Dictionary of American History (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940).

## External links

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* Media related to Boonton Ironworks at Wikimedia Commons
* Abandoned Iron Mines of the NJ Highlands

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Topics|

* Contributing property
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* History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Landmarks|

* Craftsman Farms
* Thomas Nast Home
* Speedwell Village Factory

Districts|

* Ayres' Farm
* Blackwell Street Historic District
* Boonton Historic District
* Boonton Ironworks Historic District
* Bottle Hill Historic District
* Brookside Historic District
* Combs Hollow Historic District
* Fairmount Historic District
* German Valley Historic District
* Hanover Village Historic District
* Ledgewood Historic District
* Madison Civic Commercial District
* Mendham Historic District
* Middle Valley Historic District
* Morris Canal
* Morristown District
* Mott Hollow
* Mount Arlington Historic District
* Mount Olive Village Historic District
* Mount Tabor Historic District
* Mountain Lakes Historic District
* New Vernon Historic District
* Normandy Park Historic District
* Pottersville Village Historic District
* Pruddentown Historic District
* Ralston Historic District
* Alfred T. Ringling Manor
* St. Mary's Church Historic District
* Schooley's Mountain Historic District
* Silver Lake Historic District
* Split Rock Furnace
* Tempe Wick Road–Washington Corners Historic District
* Washington Valley Historic District

Places of
worship|

* The Church in the Glen
* Community of St John Baptist
* First Congregational Church
* First Presbyterian Church of Hanover
* First Reformed Church of Pompton Plains
* Friends Meetinghouse
* Rev. John Hancock House, Cider Mill and Cemetery
* Methodist Episcopal Church
* Methodist Episcopal Church of Hibernia
* Mount Freedom Presbyterian Church
* Mount Hope Miners' Church
* Our Lady of Mercy Chapel
* Parsonage of the Montville Reformed Dutch Church
* Rockaway Valley Methodist Church
* Whippany Burying Yard

Houses|

* Anthony–Corwin Farm
* Martin Berry House
* Boisaubin Manor
* David S. Bower House
* Bowers–Livingston–Osborn House
* Bowlsby-Degelleke House
* Boyle/Hudspeth-Benson House
* Dr. Jabez Campfield House
* Lewis Carey Farmhouse
* Stephen Cary House
* George Chamberlain House
* Dr. Lewis Condict House
* Stephen Condit House
* Ellis Cook House
* General Nathan Cooper Mansion
* Craft–Clausen House
* Cutler Homestead
* Davenport–Demarest House
* Decker-Kincaid Homestead
* James Dixon Farm
* John Dods House and Tavern
* Henry Doremus House
* Dusenberry House
* Flock-Stephens Farmstead
* Samuel Ford, Jr.'s, Hammock Farm
* Ford-Faesch House
* Fordville
* Fredericks House
* Gibbons Mansion
* William Gibbons Stable and Farm
* Glynallen
* Grimes Homestead
* Hartley Farms
* Benjamin Howell Homestead
* Joseph Jackson House
* Jenkins-Mead House
* Peter Kemble House
* King Store and Homestead
* Lindenwold
* Effingham Low House
* Merchiston Farm
* Miller-Rinehard Farmstead
* Miller-Kingsland House
* Timothy Mills House
* Jacob Wise Neighbor House
* Leonard Neighbor Farmstead
* Oak Dell
* Johannes Parlaman House
* Rarick-Kellihan House
* Joseph W. Revere House
* Silas Riggs House
* Sayre House
* Seward Mansion
* Sharpenstine Farmstead
* Bridget Smith House
* John Smith House
* Spring Brook House
* Stephens Homestead
* David Thompson House
* Thorne and Eddy Estates
* Trimmer-Dufford Farmstead
* Tuttle House
* David Tuttle Cooperage
* James Van Duyne Farmhouse
* Martin Van Duyne House
* Simon Van Duyne House
* Van Duyne–Jacobus House
* Vanness – Linen House
* Nicholas Vreeland Outkitchen
* Whippany Farm

Buildings|

* Acorn Hall
* Alnwick Hall
* Baker Building
* Boonton Public Library
* Cary Station
* Chester House Inn
* Nathan Cooper Gristmill
* Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station
* Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station
* Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station
* Flocktown Schoolhouse
* Glanville Blacksmith Shop
* Illumination Gas Plant of the New Jersey State Asylum for the Insane at Morris Plains
* Lafayette School
* Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club
* Little Red Schoolhouse
* Madison Masonic Lodge
* Madison Public Library and the James Building
* Madison Station
* Millington Schoolhouse
* Millington Station
* Montville Schoolhouse
* Morris County Courthouse
* Morris Plains Station
* Morristown School
* Mount Kemble Home
* Mount Vernon School
* New York Susquehanna & Western Railroad Station
* Palace Theatre
* Pompton Plains Railroad Station
* Slater's Mill
* Washington Valley Schoolhouse
* Willow Hall

Sites|

* Beverwyck Site
* Morristown National Historical Park

Structures|

* Arch Bridge from the Boonton Ironworks
* Morristown and Erie Railroad Whippany Water Tank
* United States Army Steam Locomotive No. 4039

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey
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