Historic Sites Inventory No. 1430-55

LONG HILL TOWNSHIP HISTORIC SITES SURVEY
INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURE SURVEY

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HISTORIC NAME:

Millington Schoolhouse #74

COMMON NAME:

Long Hill Township Town Halll

LOCATION:

1802 Long Hill Road

BLOCK/LOT:

.

VILLAGE:

Millington

USGS QUAD:

Bernardsville

OWNER:

UTM REFS:

Zone/Northing/Easting

DESCRIPTION

CONSTRUCTION DATE:

1870s

SOURCE OF DATE:

Plaque

ARCHITECT:

.

BUILDER:

STYLE:

Vernacular

FORM / PLAN TYPE:

Gable end facade; Later wind forms "L" plan

NUMBER OF STORIES:

1

FOUNDATION:

Fieldstone

EXTERIOR WALL FABRIC:

Clapboard

FENESTRATION:

6/6

ROOF:

Gable roof

CHIMNEY(S):

none

ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:

Center entry under molded lintel. Round window on facade gable. Slight arch above window and door enframements.

PHOTO(S)

(B3:1430-55 1986)

SITING, BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION, AND RELATED STRUCTURES

Paved parking to south of building.

SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT

URBAN

SUBURBAN

SCATTERED BUILDING

OPEN SPACE

WOODLAND
X
RESIDENTIAL

AGRICULTURAL

VILLAGE

INDUSTRIAL

DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL

HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL

OTHER

SIGNIFICANCE & HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Built as a one-room school, classes were held here continuously until 1926, and sporadically until 1933. The addition to the building was made in 1910. It has been used as the Long Hill Township Town Hall since 1927.

ORIGINAL USE:

School

PRESENT USE:

Government Administration

PHYSICAL CONDITION OF STRUCTURES:
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EXCELLENT
X
GOOD
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FAIR
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POOR

REGISTER ELIGIBILITY:
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YES
X
POSSIBLE

NO
c
PART OF DISTRICT

THREATS TO SITE:
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ROADS
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DEVELOPMENT
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ZONING
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DETERIORATION

X
.X
NO THREAT
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OTHER
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COMMENTS:

REFERENCES:

RECORDED BY:

Janet W. Foster

DATE:

March-July 1986

ORGANIZATION:

Acroterion

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UPDATED ENTRY BY:

L. Fast / Eileen Stovall

DATE:

June 1999

ORGANIZATION:

Long Hill Township Historic Preservation Advisory Committee

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