Amsterdam, New Jersey
{{Short description|Populated place in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US}}
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Amsterdam is an unincorporated community located within Holland Township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.{{cite web |title=Locality Search |url=https://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt |publisher=State of New Jersey}} Located on the southern flank of the Musconetcong Mountain, the area was settled in the first half of the 18th century. It was later named after Amsterdam, Netherlands.{{cite book |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Viola L. |url=http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=6 |page=6 |title=The Origin of New Jersey Place Names |publisher=New Jersey Public Library Commission |date=May 1945 }} The Amsterdam Historic District, encompassing the community, was listed on the state and national registers of historic places in 1995.
History
By 1881, Amsterdam had a saw mill, carpenter shop, and shoe shop.{{cite book | last = Snell | first = James P. | title = History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey | publisher = Everts & Peck | year = 1881 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=AdMwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP1 | pages = 428}}
The former Belvidere Delaware Railroad, which was built along the Delaware River in the 1850s, bypassed Amsterdam.
Historic district
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Amsterdam Historic District
| nrhp_type = HD | nocat = yes
| image = 21 Amsterdam Road, Amsterdam, NJ.jpg
| caption = 21 Amsterdam Road
| location= Amsterdam, Church, and Crab Apple Hill roads
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| architecture = Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate
| added = March 17, 1995
| area = {{convert|60|acre}}
| refnum = 95000184{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=95000184}}
| designated_other1_name = New Jersey Register of Historic Places
| designated_other1_abbr = NJRHP
| designated_other1_link = New Jersey Register of Historic Places
| designated_other1_date = January 24, 1995
| designated_other1_number = 2811{{cite web |title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County |url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/HUNTERDON.pdf#page=6 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office |page=6 |date=June 23, 2021 }}
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The Amsterdam Historic District is a {{convert|60|acre|adj=on}} historic district encompassing the community along Amsterdam, Church, and Crab Apple Hill roads. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 17, 1995 for its significance in architecture and community development. The district includes 30 contributing buildings.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=95000184}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Amsterdam Historic District |publisher=National Park Service|first1=Dennis N. |last1=Bertland |date=February 1994 }} With {{NRHP url|id=95000184|photos=y|title=accompanying 16 photos}}
The farmhouse at 5 Amsterdam Road was built {{circa|1830–1850}} and shows Greek Revival influences. The farmhouse at 21 Amsterdam Road was built {{circa|1840–1850}} and features Queen Anne embellishment. The bank barns for both of these farms are contributing to the district. The farmhouse at 33 Amsterdam Road was built {{circa|1830–1850}} with Gothic Revival influences.
File:Bank barns, Amsterdam, NJ.jpg|Bank barns, view from Church Road
File:33 Amsterdam Road, Amsterdam, NJ.jpg|House at 33 Amsterdam Road
See also
References
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External links
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- {{cite web|title=Amsterdam Historic District |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=57591 |publisher=The Historical Marker Database}}
{{Hunterdon County, New Jersey}}
{{NRHP in Hunterdon County, New Jersey}}
Category:Holland Township, New Jersey
Category:Unincorporated communities in Hunterdon County, New Jersey