Editing Califon, New Jersey (section)

==Historic district==
{{Infobox NRHP
  | name = Califon Historic District
  | nrhp_type = HD
  | nocat = yes
  | image = 12-16 Academy Street, Califon, NJ.jpg
  | caption = Victorian houses on Academy Street
  | location= Main, Academy, Mill, Bank and First streets; Railroad and Philhower avenues; and River Road
  | locmapin = 
  | architecture = [[Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture|Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals]], [[Late Victorian architecture|Late Victorian]], Mid 19th Century
  | added = October 14, 1976
  | area = {{convert|164|acre}}
  | refnum = 76001157<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=76001157}}</ref>
  | designated_other1_name = New Jersey Register of Historic Places
  | designated_other1_abbr = NJRHP
  | designated_other1_link = New Jersey Register of Historic Places
  | designated_other1_date = May 8, 1975
  | designated_other1_number = 1565<ref name=NJRHP>{{cite web |title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County |url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/HUNTERDON.pdf#page=2 |publisher=[[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] – Historic Preservation Office |page=2 |date=March 23, 2021 }}</ref>
  | designated_other1_num_position = bottom
  | designated_other1_color = #ffc94b
}}
The '''Califon Historic District''' is a {{convert|164|acre|adj=on}} [[historic district (United States)|historic district]] encompassing much of the borough. It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on October 14, 1976, for its significance in commerce. The district includes 154 [[contributing buildings]], three [[contributing structures]], and one [[contributing site]].<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=76001157}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Califon Historic District |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|first1=Terry |last1=Karschner |date=August 1974 }} With {{NRHP url|id=76001157|photos=y|title=accompanying 28 photos}}</ref> It was created through the efforts of the Califon Historical Society. Califon is a Victorian-style enclave where the houses are marked with the names of the builders and their dates of establishment rather than with street numbers.

The Joseph Tiger House was built of stone in 1846. A stone raceway runs under the former Beatty's Store, indicating a possible mill site. The mid-19th century house at 1 First Street features a gable roof with an intersecting dormer. The [[Main Street Bridge (Califon, New Jersey)|Califon Main Street Bridge]] is a [[Pratt truss|Pratt thru truss]] design built in 1887 by I. P. Bartley & Co. of [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]].<ref name="nrhpdoc"/>

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File:80-82 Main Street, Califon, NJ.jpg|Victorian houses on Main Street
File:106 Mill Street, Califon, NJ.jpg|Joseph Tiger House on Mill Street
File:74 Main Street, Califon, NJ.jpg|Former Beatty's Store on Main Street
File:1 First Street, Califon, NJ.jpg|1 First Street
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