Editing Rocky Hill, New Jersey (section)

==Historic district==
[[Rocky Hill Historic District]] is a {{convert|176|acre|adj=on}} [[historic district (United States)|historic district]] encompassing the historic core of the borough of Rocky Hill in [[Somerset County, New Jersey]]. The village is approximately one square mile and traces its beginnings to the 18th century, when [[George Washington]] stayed at [[Rockingham (house)|Rockingham]], and its major growth period to the second quarter of the 19th century, as a stop between [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]] and [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]]. The district encompasses a total of 145 buildings, most notable of being the Dutch Reformed Church that was built in 1856 in the [[Carpenter Gothic]] style. The district was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on July 8, 1982, for its significance in archeology, architecture and commerce.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|last1=Peck |first1=Candace |url={{NRHP url|id=82003304}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rocky Hill Historic District |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|date=May 1981 |accessdate=}} With {{NRHP url|id=82003304|photos=y|title=accompanying 21 photos from 1981}}</ref> The historic villages of [[Kingston, New Jersey|Kingston]] and [[Harlingen, New Jersey|Harlingen]] are also located relatively close by to the village of Rocky Hill.

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File:137 Washington Street, Rocky Hill, NJ - Rocky Hill Inn.jpg|The Rocky Hill Inn, built {{circa|1825–1830}}
File:62 Washington Street, Rocky Hill, NJ - community center.jpg|Rocky Hill Community Center, built {{circa|1840}}
File:86 Washington Street, Rocky Hill, NJ - historic schoolhouse.jpg|Former schoolhouse, built 1847–48
File:20 Crescent Avenue, Rocky Hill, NJ - parsonage.jpg|Parsonage for the Dutch Reformed Church, built 1858
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