Editing Newton, New Jersey (section)

==Historic district==
{{Infobox NRHP
 | name = Newton Town Plot Historic District
 | nrhp_type = HD | nocat = yes
 | image = High Street, Newton, NJ - area view.jpg
 | caption = [[Sussex County Courthouse (New Jersey)|Sussex County Courthouse]] on High Street
 | location= Church, High, Main, Moran, and Spring Streets; Park Place
 | locmapin = 
 | built = {{Start date|1762}}
 | architect OR builder = 
 | architecture = Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
 | added = November 12, 1992
 | area = {{convert|17|acre}}
 | refnum = 92001521<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=92001521}}</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         = September 24, 1992
 | designated_other1_number       = 2615<ref name=NJRHP>{{cite web | title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Sussex County | url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/SUSSEX.pdf#page=5 | publisher=[[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] - Historic Preservation Office | page=5 | date=September 28, 2021 }}</ref>
 | designated_other1_num_position = bottom
 | designated_other1_color        = #ffc94b
}}

The '''Newton Town Plot Historic District''' is a {{convert|17|acre|adj=on}} [[historic district (United States)|historic district]] encompassing the Town Plot section of Newton, along Church, High, Main, Moran, and Spring Streets; and Park Place. It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on November 12, 1992, for its significance in architecture, commerce, community planning, settlement, and politics from 1762 to 1941. The district includes 51 [[contributing buildings]], three [[contributing objects]], and two [[contributing sites]]. It includes the [[Sussex County Courthouse (New Jersey)|Sussex County Courthouse]], which was added individually to the NRHP in 1979 and the [[Hill Memorial]], added in 1985. The Sussex and Merchants National Bank was built in 1927 with [[Georgian Revival style]] and some [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux Arts]] ornamentation. The [[Old Newton Burial Ground]], established 1762, is a contributing site. It features a [[bas relief]] of Father Time on the cast-iron entrance gates.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=92001521}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Newton Town Plot Historic District |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|first1=Kevin H. |last1=Wright |date=September 1991 }} With {{NRHP url|id=92001521|photos=y|title=accompanying 57 photos}}</ref>

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File:82 Main Street, Newton, NJ.jpg|[[Hill Memorial]] and [[Christ Church, Newton|Christ Church]]
File:93 Spring Street, Newton, NJ - area view.jpg|Former Sussex and Merchants National Bank
File:Old Newton Burial Ground, Newton, NJ - entrance.jpg|[[Old Newton Burial Ground]] entrance gates
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