Populated place in Warren County, New Jersey, US
Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
Millbrook , also known as Millbrook Village , is an
unincorporated community located along
Old Mine Road within
Hardwick Township , formerly
Pahaquarry Township , in
Warren County , in the
U.S. state of
New Jersey .
[1]
[2] It is named after the Mill Brook, now known as Van Campens Mill Brook, a tributary of the
Delaware River .
[3]
[4] The area is now part of the
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area .
[5]
History
A grist mill was built here in 1832, by Abram Garis, on what is now known as Van Campens Mill Brook. The George Trauger House was built
c. 1860 .
[6] The Colonel Abraham Van Campen House, built
c. 1750 , the B. B. Van Campen Farm, also known as the Moses Van Campen House, built
c. 1840 , and the Miller House, also known as the James Van Campen Farm, are contributing properties of the
Old Mine Road Historic District .
[7] The Abraham Van Campen House, built
c. 1790 , was moved to the village in 1974.
[6]
Gallery
B. B. Van Campen Farm
Abraham Van Campen House
References
^
a
b
c
"Millbrook" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
Locality Search , State of
New Jersey . Accessed June 9, 2016. Listed as in the defunct Pahaquarry Township.
^ Snell, James P.; Clayton, W.W. (1881).
"Mill Brook" .
History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers . Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. pp. 696, 699.
OCLC
14075041 .
^
"Vancampens Brook" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Variant name: Vancampens Mill Brook
^
"Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: Scenic Drives" .
National Park Service . Millbrook Village
^
a
b
"Millbrook Village" (PDF) . National Park Service.
^ Bodle, Wayne K.; Tobias, Clifford (July 1980).
"National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Mine Road Historic District / Old Mine Road" .
National Park Service . With
accompanying 29 photos from 1977
External links
Media related to
Millbrook, New Jersey at Wikimedia Commons
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-430, "
Colonel Abraham Van Campen House, Old Mine Road, Millbrook, Warren County, NJ ", 8 photos, 10 measured drawings, 10 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HABS No. NJ-822, "
Abraham Van Campen House, Old Mine Road, Millbrook, Warren County, NJ ", 7 photos, 13 measured drawings, 11 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HABS No. NJ-825, "
James Van Campen Farm, Old Mine Road, Millbrook, Warren County, NJ ", 5 photos, 12 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HABS No. NJ-826, "
Moses Van Campen House, Old Mine Road, Millbrook, Warren County, NJ ", 4 photos, 8 data pages, 1 photo caption page
Points of interest
History