South Branch, New Jersey

Populated place in Somerset County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

South Branch, New Jersey

Unincorporated community

South Branch Reformed Church

South Branch, New Jersey

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South Branch, New Jersey

South Branch, New Jersey (New Jersey)

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South Branch, New Jersey

South Branch, New Jersey (the United States)

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Coordinates: 40°32′38″N 74°41′49″W﻿ / ﻿40.54389°N 74.69694°W﻿ / 40.54389; -74.69694
Country|  United States
State|  New Jersey
County| Somerset
Township| Hillsborough
Named after| South Branch Raritan River
Elevation

| 82 ft (25 m)
Time zone| UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
GNIS feature ID| 882406[1]

South Branch is an unincorporated community located within Hillsborough Township in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] The community is named for and is located along the South Branch Raritan River.[3] The South Branch Historic District encompassing the village was listed on the state and national registers of historic places in 1977.

## History

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The community goes back to 1750 and was also known as Branchville. It is situated on the South Branch Raritan River near its junction with the Raritan River. The Narticong Tribe of the Lenni Lenape Native Americans lived there and called it "Tucca-Ramma Hocking." It was here that the Dutch who made their way up the Raritan to bargain for land made their deal in exchange for beads, guns, blankets, powder and jugs of rum.[citation needed]

Peter Dumont Vroom, the only Governor of New Jersey from Somerset County, was born in South Branch. Diamond Jim Brady once lived in the house known as the South Branch Hotel, which he purchased for his mistress, Edna Maculey in 1903 paying $68,000 for it and altering it to suit his taste, "Going down to Brady's Farm" became the fashionable thing to do and Anna Held, Flo Ziegfeld, Lillian Russell and other famous personalities of the days were frequent guests.[citation needed]

## Historic district

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United States historic place

South Branch Historic District

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district

New Jersey Register of Historic Places

Italianate style house built c. 1870

Location| River Road and Orchard Drive
Area| 30 acres (12 ha)
Architectural style| Greek Revival, Italianate, Federal
NRHP reference No.| 77000908[4]
NJRHP No.| 2527[5]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP| December 13, 1977
Designated NJRHP| July 6, 1976

The South Branch Historic District is a historic district along River Road and Orchard Drive in the village. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 1977 for its significance in architecture, politics / government, and religion. It includes 25 contributing buildings.[6]

## Gallery

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* Peter D. Vroom House

* House with mansard roof

* Greek Revival Temple Farm House

* South Branch Bible Fellowship

## References

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1. ^ "South Branch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
3. ^ "Aerial view of South Branch" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
4. ^ "National Register Information System – (#77000908)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
5. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 30, 2020. p. 9.
6. ^ McCabe, Wayne T. (January 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: South Branch Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 8 photos

## External links

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* Media related to South Branch, New Jersey at Wikimedia Commons

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Municipalities and communities of Somerset County, New Jersey, United States

County seat: Somerville

Boroughs|

* Bernardsville
* Bound Brook
* Far Hills
* Manville
* Millstone
* North Plainfield
* Peapack-Gladstone
* Raritan
* Rocky Hill
* Somerville
* South Bound Brook
* Watchung

Map of New Jersey highlighting Somerset County

Townships|

* Bedminster
* Bernards
* Branchburg
* Bridgewater
* Franklin
* Green Brook
* Hillsborough
* Montgomery
* Warren

CDPs|

* Basking Ridge
* Bedminster
* Belle Mead
* Blackwells Mills
* Blawenburg
* Bradley Gardens
* Bridgewater Center
* Clyde
* East Franklin
* East Millstone
* East Rocky Hill
* Finderne
* Flagtown
* Franklin Center
* Franklin Park
* Green Knoll
* Griggstown
* Harlingen
* Hillsborough
* Kingston
* Lamington
* Liberty Corner
* Lyons
* Martinsville
* Middlebush
* Neshanic
* Neshanic Station‡
* Pleasant Plains
* Pluckemin
* Pottersville‡
* Six Mile Run
* Skillman
* Somerset
* Ten Mile Run
* The Hills
* Voorhees
* Weston
* Zarephath

Other
communities|

* Amwell
* Cloverhill
* Dutchtown
* Franklin Corners
* Free Acres
* Gladstone
* Little Rocky Hill
* Middlebrook
* North Branch
* Rockingham
* South Branch
* Stoutsburg
* Zion

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, New Jersey

Districts|

* Blawenburg Historic District
* Bridgepoint Historic District
* Clover Hill Historic District
* Delaware and Raritan Canal
* East Millstone Historic District
* Franklin Corners Historic District
* Griggstown Historic District
* King's Highway Historic District
* Kingston Mill Historic District
* Kingston Village Historic District
* Lamington Historic District
* Liberty Corner Historic District
* Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District
* Middlebush Village Historic District
* Millstone Historic District
* Millstone Valley Agricultural District
* Neshanic Historic District
* Neshanic Mills
* Neshanic Station Historic District
* North Branch Historic District
* Olcott Avenue Historic District
* Pluckemin Village Historic District
* Pottersville Village Historic District
* River Road Historic Rural District
* Rocky Hill Historic District
* Six Mile Run Historic District
* South Branch Historic District
* Washington Park Historic District

Places of
worship|

* Mount Bethel Baptist Meetinghouse
* Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church
* Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook
* Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge
* Reformed Dutch Church of Blawenburg
* Six Mile Run Reformed Church
* St. Bernard's Church and Parish House
* St. John's Church Complex

Houses|

* Alward Farmhouse
* Baker–Duderstadt Farm
* Boudinot–Southard Farmstead
* Coffee House
* Elmendorf House
* General John Frelinghuysen House
* Dirck Gulick House
* Huff House and Farmstead
* Kennedy–Martin–Stelle Farmstead
* Kirch–Ford House
* Alexander and James Linn Homestead
* Maplewood
* The Meadows
* Old Dutch Parsonage
* Reynolds–Scherman House
* Daniel Robert House
* Rockingham
* Smalley–Wormser House
* J. Harper Smith Mansion
* Staats House
* Andrew Ten Eyck House
* Tulipwood
* Vail–Trust House
* Van Der Veer–Harris House
* Van Horne House
* Van Veghten House
* Jacobus Vanderveer House
* Van Derventer–Brunson House
* Dr. John Vermeule House
* Vosseller's–Castner's–Allen's Tavern
* Wallace House

Buildings|

* Basking Ridge Classical School
* Bernardsville Station
* Bound Brook Station
* Brook Theater
* Far Hills Station
* Gladstone Station
* Lyons Station
* McDonald's–Kline's Mill
* John Parker Tavern
* Raritan Station
* Relief Hose Company No. 2 Engine House
* Somerset Courthouse Green
* South Branch Schoolhouse
* West End Hose Company Number 3

Sites|

* Middlebrook Encampment Site
* Pluckemin Continental Artillery Cantonment Site
* Lord Stirling Manor Site

Structures|

* Bedens Brook Bridge
* Bedens Brook Road Bridge
* Cat Tail Brook Bridge
* Moses Craig Limekilns
* Higginsville Road Bridges
* Old Stone Arch Bridge
* Raritan Bridge
* Rock Brook Bridge

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

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
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National|

* United States
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