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Oxford Industrial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Oxford Furnace and the Oxford Colonial United Methodist Church
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Location	NJ Route 31; Belvidere, Buckley, and Washington avenues; Jonestown and Mine Hill roads; Academy and Church streets, and vicinity Oxford Township, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°47′55″N 74°59′42″W / 40.79861°N 74.99500°W / 40.79861; -74.99500
Area	1,200 acres (490 ha)
Architectural style	Victorian
NRHP reference No.	91001471
NJRHP No.	2774
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 27, 1992
Designated NJRHP	August 16, 1991

The Oxford Industrial Historic District is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) historic district primarily located in Oxford Township in Warren County, New Jersey. It also extends into Mansfield Township and Washington Township. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 27, 1992, for its significance in community development, industry, and transportation from 1741 to 1930. It has 385 contributing buildings, including the individually listed Oxford Furnace and Shippen Manor, three contributing structures, and six contributing sites.

History and description

Oxford Furnace was started in 1741 by Joseph Shippen Jr. and Jonathan Robeson. The ironmaster's house, Shippen Manor, was built by Shippen and his brother William Shippen Sr. and features Georgian architecture. The Oxford Methodist Church was built in 1813 with Colonial Revival architecture.

Gallery of contributing properties

• Oxford Furnace and blowing house
• Shippen Manor
• Oxford Methodist Church

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, New Jersey

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#91001471)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Warren County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 7.
3. ^ Bertland, Dennis; Wolf, Andrew (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oxford Industrial Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 104 photos from 1988

External links

• Media related to Oxford Industrial Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-236, "Oxford Furnace, Oxford, Warren County, NJ", 10 photos, 9 measured drawings, 5 data pages

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Districts	Asbury Historic District Beattystown Historic District Belvidere Historic District Blairstown Historic District Bowerstown Historic District Delaware Historic District Finesville–Seigletown Historic District Hope Historic District Imlaydale Historic District Johnsonburg Historic District Morris Canal Old Mine Road Historic District Oxford Industrial Historic District Phillipsburg Commercial Historic District Pleasant Valley Historic District Port Colden Historic District Port Murray Historic District
Places of worship	First Methodist Episcopal Church Mount Bethel Methodist Church St. James Lutheran Church and Cemetery St. Luke's Episcopal Church Spring Valley Christian Church Site
Houses	Jacob C. Allen House Hixson–Mixsell House George Hunt House Kennedy House and Mill Lander–Stewart Mansion and Stites Building Miller Farmstead Perry–Petty Farmstead Ramsaysburg Homestead John Richey House John Roseberry Homestead Seigle Homestead Shippen Manor Van Nest–Hoff–Vannatta Farmstead Vass Farmstead
Buildings	Allamuchy Freight House Blair Academy Centenary Collegiate Institute Fairview Schoolhouse Great Meadows station Hixson–Skinner Mill Complex Rutherfurd Hall Washington Railroad Station
Sites	Oxford Furnace
Structures	New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge Warrington Stone Bridge
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

• Oxford Township, New Jersey
• Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey
• Washington Township, Warren County, New Jersey
• National Register of Historic Places in Warren County, New Jersey
• Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
• Victorian architecture in New Jersey
• New Jersey Register of Historic Places