Seigle Homestead | |
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Location | Riegelsville-Warren Glen Road, Finesville, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 40°36′43″N 75°09′54″W / 40.61194°N 75.16500°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | c. 1793 |
Architectural style | Log House |
Part of | Finesville–Seigletown Historic District (ID10000892) |
NRHP reference No. | 77000918[1] |
NJRHP No. | 2792[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 7, 1977 |
Designated CP | November 10, 2010 |
Designated NJRHP | January 10, 1977 |
The Seigle Homestead is a historic house built around 1793 and located along Riegelsville-Warren Glen Road in the Finesville section of Pohatcong Township, the only surviving two-story log house in Warren County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1977, for its significance in architecture and social history.[3] The log house was listed as a contributing property of the Finesville–Seigletown Historic District on November 10, 2010.[4]
The log house was built by members of the Benjamin Seigle family around 1793. The area around it had a mill, pottery, and store operated by the family. The hamlet became known as Seigletown.[3]