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Finesville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Pohatcong Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States,[9] that was defined as part of the 2010 United States Census.[10][11][12] As of the 2010 Census, the CDP's population was 175.[13]

Finesville, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Stone houses on Mount Joy Road
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Coordinates: 40°36′30″N 75°10′16″W[1]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Warren
Township	Pohatcong
Named for	Philip and John Fein
Area [2]
• Total	2.19 sq mi (5.68 km2)
• Land	2.12 sq mi (5.48 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)  0.00%
Elevation [3]	262 ft (80 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	364
• Density	171.94/sq mi (66.39/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	908
FIPS code	3423340[5][6][7]
GNIS feature ID	876338[1] 2583989[5][8]

History

The community is located along the Musconetcong River between Pohatcong Mountain and Musconetcong Mountain, about a mile east of the Delaware River in a section of the Musconetcong Valley called the Musconetcong Gorge. The settlement was named for Philip and John Fein (often misspelled Fine by locals) who settled in the area from Germany. They built a dam and ran an oil mill, gristmill, sawmill, hotel and a store.[14]

The area was first built up as a permanent settlement due to the construction of Chelsea Forge, built in 1751,[15] a charcoal-iron forge on the Musconetcong.[16] The forge helped to provide the Continental Army with weapons to defend Valley Forge. The Shank Brothers ran a ferry across the Delaware River from the point where the Musconetcong empties into it prior to 1800.[17] The Fein gristmill burned and was later rebuilt as the Riegel Paper Corporation's paper mill[18] and became the Taylor Stiles and Company knife factory.

Historic district

Finesville–Seigletown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Finesville Hotel on County Route 627
Location	County Route 627; Mountain, Musconetcong, Mount Joy and Bellis Roads
Area	195 acres (79 ha)
Architectural style	Early Republic, Late Victorian, multiple styles
NRHP reference No.	10000892[19]
NJRHP No.	4398[20][21]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 10, 2010
Designated NJRHP	March 4, 2010

The Finesville–Seigletown Historic District is a 195-acre (79 ha) historic district encompassing the community along County Route 627 (Riegelsville-Warren Glen Road); Mountain, Musconetcong, Mount Joy and Bellis roads, and extending into Holland Township, Hunterdon County. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 2010, for its significance in architecture, industry, engineering, and exploration/settlement. The district includes 97 contributing buildings, 6 contributing structures, and 5 contributing sites.[22]

The district includes the Seigle Homestead, listed individually on the NRHP in 1977 and located in the Seigletown section of community. There are over twenty early stone houses in the community. Many architectural styles are represented, including Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival, Victorian, and Queen Anne.[22]

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  Queen Anne and Colonial Revival houses on County Route 627
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  Stone house on Mount Joy Road in Holland Township
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  Stone house with Victorian embellishment
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  House with Gothic Revival influences

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Finesville had a total area of 0.325 square miles (0.841 km²), all of which was land.[5][23]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2020	364		—
U.S. Decennial Census[24][4]

Census 2010

The 2010 United States census counted 175 people, 72 households, and 49 families in the CDP. The population density was 538.8 per square mile (208.0/km²). There were 87 housing units at an average density of 267.9 per square mile (103.4/km²). The racial makeup was 97.14% (170) White, 0.00% (0) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 1.14% (2) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.57% (1) from other races, and 1.14% (2) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.86% (5) of the population.[13]

Of the 72 households, 31.9% had children under the age of 18; 59.7% were married couples living together; 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 31.9% were non-families. Of all households, 23.6% were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.88.[13]

22.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 38.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 110.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 110.9 males.[13]

Places of worship

The Finesville Church was built in 1877.[25][26] The Finesville United Methodist Church was built in 1879 and displays Greek Revival influences.[27] Both are contributing properties of the historic district.[22]

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  Finesville Church
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  Finesville United Methodist Church

Transportation

The Mount Joy Road Bridge crosses the Musconetcong River and connects Pohatcong and Holland Townships. This Pratt truss bridge, a contributing structure of the historic district, was built c. 1890 and is the only known example made by G. M. Russling of Hackettstown.[22] County Route 627 (Riegelsville-Warren Glen Road) runs northeast-southwest through the community and intersects with Mountain and Mount Joy Roads.[28]

Points of interest

• Hunts Meadow – named for patriot Edward Hunt who dug the millrace here and wintered sixty cavalry horses for the Continental Army in 1778.[29]
• Seigletown – named for Benjamin Seigle, a Revolutionary militia captain, who lived here and made red clay pottery called Seigleware. The family owned a farm, a gristmill, clovermill, blacksmith shop and hematite mine.

Wineries

• Alba Vineyard
• Villa Milagro Vineyards

See also

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

References

External links

• Media related to Finesville, New Jersey at Wikimedia Commons

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