Vincentown, New Jersey
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Vincentown, New Jersey | |
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 Historic houses on Plum Street | |
  Vincentown Location inBurlington County  Vincentown Location inNew Jersey  Vincentown Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:39°56′02″N74°44′55″W/ 39.93389°N 74.74861°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Township | Southampton |
| Named for | Vincent Leeds |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2) |
| • Land | 0.54 sq mi (1.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 535 |
| • Density | 985.27/sq mi (380.50/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00(Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00(Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08088[4] |
| Area code(s) | 609, 640 |
| FIPS code | 34-76040[5] |
| GNISfeature ID | 881465[2] 2806213[6] |
Vincentownis anunincorporated communityandcensus-designated place(CDP)[7]located on theSouth Branch Rancocas CreekinSouthampton TownshipofBurlington County, New Jersey.[6][8]The area is served asUnited States Postal ServiceZIP Code08088.[4]
As of the2010 United States Census,the population forZIP Code Tabulation Area08088 was 24,664.[9]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 535 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10][3] | |||
History
[edit]In 1743, Vincent Leeds purchased the land where the community is now built. It was later named after him,Vincent's Town.Previously, the village had been known asBrimstone Neck.[11]
Historic district
[edit]Vincentown Historic District | |
 John Woolston House | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Mill, Church, Pleasant, Main, and Race Streets, and Red Lion Road |
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| Area | 92 acres (37 ha) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal |
| NRHP referenceNo. | 87002107[12] |
| NJRHPNo. | 870[13] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 21, 1988 |
| Designated NJRHP | April 16, 1987 |
TheVincentown Historic Districtis a 92-acre (37 ha)historic districtroughly bounded by Mill, Church, Pleasant, Main, and Race Streets, and Red Lion Road encompassing the community. It was added to theNational Register of Historic Placeson September 21, 1988 for its significance in architecture, commerce, industry, religion, and social history. The district includes 160contributing buildingsand 3contributing sites.[14]The John Woolston House, a2+1⁄2-story brick house withFederal style,was previously documented by theHistoric American Buildings Surveyin 1938.[15]The house at 57 Main Street is a three-storyItalianate stylehouse featuring acupolawith a tree-type finial. It was builtc. 1865and is a key contributing property.[14]
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Italianate house at 57 Main Street
Transportation
[edit]Red Lion Airportis located in Vincentown.[16]
Points of interest
[edit]- ThePinelands Preservation Alliancehas its headquarters and visitor center at theBishop–Irick Farmstead,which is listed on the NRHP.[17]
- DeMastro Vineyards
Notable people
[edit]People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Vincentown include:
- Samuel A. Dobbins(1814–1886), representedNew Jersey's 2nd congressional districtin theUnited States House of Representativesfrom 1873–1877.[18]
- Brad Ecklund(1922–2010),centerwho played five seasons in the NFL.[19]
- Job H. Lippincott(1842–1900),United States Attorney for the District of New Jerseyand Associate Justice of theNew Jersey Supreme Court.[20]
- Chauncey Morehouse(1902–1980),jazz drummer.[21]
- Jim Saxton(born 1943),Congressmanfrom 1984 to 2009.[22][23]
- Beulah Woolston(1828–1886), pioneering missionary teacher in China.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"ArcGIS REST Services Directory".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedOctober 11,2022.
- ^ab"Vincentown".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.Variant names: Vincent's Town, Brimstone Neck
- ^ab"Census Population API".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedOctober 11,2022.
- ^abZip Codes,State ofNew Jersey.Accessed December 1, 2013.
- ^Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey,Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
- ^ab"Vincentown Census Designated Place".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.
- ^State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020,United States Census Bureau.Accessed December 1, 2022.
- ^Locality Search,State ofNew Jersey.Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 08088,United States Census Bureau.Accessed July 18, 2016.
- ^"Census of Population and Housing".Census.gov.RetrievedJune 4,2016.
- ^"Historic Vincentown".Southampton Township, New Jersey.
- ^"National Register Information System – (#87002107)".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.November 2, 2013.
- ^"New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Burlington County"(PDF).New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection- Historic Preservation Office. September 28, 2021. p. 16.
- ^abBolger, William C. (December 1983)."National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Vincentown Historic District".National Park Service.Withaccompanying 60 photos
- ^"John Woolston House, 51-53 Mill Street, Vincentown".Historic American Buildings Survey.1938.
- ^Red Lion Airport (N73),New Jersey Department of Transportation.Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^"PPA Headquarters and Visitors Center".Pinelands Preservation Alliance. March 27, 2018.
- ^Samuel Atkinson Dobbins,Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.Accessed August 15, 2007.
- ^Vargas, Claudia."Brad Ecklund, former NFL player, coach",The Philadelphia Inquirer,February 10, 2010. Accessed February 28, 2011. "Brad Ecklund, 87, of Vincentown, a former NCAA and NFL football player who coached the Eagles' offensive line in the 1970s, died Saturday of congestive heart failure at Samaritan Hospice in Mount Holly."
- ^Fitzgerald, Thomas F.Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey 1900,p. 291. T. F. Fitzgerald, 1900. Accessed July 18, 2016. "Job H. Lippincott, Jersey City. Justice Lippincott was born near Mount Holly, N.J., November 12th, 1842. He was reared on his father's farm at Vincentown, N.J., and received a common-school education."
- ^"Chauncey Morehosue, 78, jazz drummer",The Philadelphia Inquirer,November 4, 1980. Accessed June 7, 2020. "Chauncey Morehouse, 78, a jazz drummer, died Friday at a nursing home in Medford, N.J. He formerly lived in Vincentown, N.J."
- ^Stout, David."New Jersey Daily Briefing; A Deal for Lockheed Martin",The New York Times,May 8, 1995. Accessed June 2, 2017. "Lockheed Martin's government electronic systems plant has been awarded a $35 million contract for engineering and technical work on Japanese naval destroyers, Representative Jim Saxton, Republican of Vincentown, announced last week."
- ^Barone, Michael;and Ujifusa, Grant.The Almanac of American Politics1988', p. 764.National Journal,1987.
External links
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Media related toVincentown, New Jerseyat Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey(HABS) No. NJ-494, "John Woolston House, 51-53 Mill Street, Vincentown, Burlington County, NJ",4 photos, 29 measured drawings, 3 data pages, supplemental material
- Vincent Fire Company
- Preservation Commission of Historic Southampton
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