Imlaystown, New Jersey

Imlaystown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Center of Imlaystown
Center of Imlaystown
Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Imlaystown
Imlaystown
Imlaystown is located in New Jersey
Imlaystown
Imlaystown
Imlaystown is located in the United States
Imlaystown
Imlaystown
Coordinates: 40°10′03″N 74°30′55″W / 40.16750°N 74.51528°W / 40.16750; -74.51528
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMonmouth
TownshipUpper Freehold
Named forImlay family
Elevation
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105 ft (32 m)
ZIP code
08501
GNIS feature ID877307[1]

Imlaystown is an unincorporated community located along County Route 43 (Imlaystown Road) and Davis Station Road within Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] It is located in ZIP code 08526. The community is accessible from Exit 11 of Interstate 195.

History

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Founded in 1690, the community was once the social, economic and political focus of Upper Freehold. It consists of approximately 30 buildings from the mid-19th century. Most were rebuilt in 1898 after a fire which destroyed much of the town. It takes its name from the Imlay family, the area's major landowners in the colonial period.

The Imlaystown post office was established on April 16, 1832, and discontinued on November 28, 2009.[3]

Historic district

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Imlaystown Historic District
Former Barclay P. Malsbury House
Area51 acres (21 ha)
NRHP reference No.85000032[4]
NJRHP No.2066[5]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 3, 1985
Designated NJRHPNovember 13, 1984

The Imlaystown Historic District is a 51-acre (21 ha) historic district encompassing the community. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 3, 1985 for its significance in commerce, exploration/settlement, and industry. It includes 29 contributing buildings.[6]

The district includes Salter's Mill, listed individually on the NRHP in 1980. The two-story brick school building was constructed in 1930 with Colonial Revival style.[6]

  • Salter's Mill
    Salter's Mill
  • Former Upper Freehold Township Municipal Building
    Former Upper Freehold Township Municipal Building
  • Colonial Revival style school, built 1930
    Colonial Revival style school, built 1930
  • Former Upper Freehold Baptist Church
    Former Upper Freehold Baptist Church

Points of interest

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Ye Olde Yellow Meeting House was built in 1737 by a congregation begun in 1720.[7]

The most recognizable building in Imlaystown is Salter's Mill situated on a 28-acre (110,000 m2) millpond that once supported an ice business as well as the mill.

The Happy Apple Inn is the community's only restaurant. Built as a stagecoach stopover between Trenton and the Jersey Shore in the mid-19th century, the current structure was rebuilt following a fire in 1904. The Happy Apple was opened in 1972 by the father of its present owners, Buddy Westendorf and wife Donna.

Preservation

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Since the community's addition to the state and national registers of historic places in 1985, portions have suffered from neglect. While the community was somewhat revitalized in the 1990s, including the restoration of the millpond in 1995, many of its buildings are now dilapidated. Some are currently uninhabitable due to septic issues created by the proximity to Doctor's Creek. Upper Freehold's recent "Master Plan" was supposed to address the preservation of historic structures, rural character, and open space. Preservation New Jersey[8] believes that preventing the decay of Imlaystown is key to realizing the vision of this plan.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Imlaystown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System – (#85000032)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  5. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. June 23, 2021. p. 18.
  6. ^ a b Ashton, Charles H. (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Imlaystown Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 47 photos
  7. ^ "Ye Olde Yellow Meeting House - New Jersey Historical Markers on". Waymarking.com. December 9, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  8. ^ "Preservation New Jersey's Top Ten Endangered Historic Sites of Monmouth County". Archived from the original on October 4, 2006. Retrieved November 5, 2006.
  9. ^ Daniel, Jayanthi. "A Weekend on the Upper West Side", The New York Sun, June 1, 2007. Accessed August 16, 2012. "The band, which plans to release 1,000 copies of a new EP on June 16 before launching a month-long national tour in July, records its songs on a laptop in friends' basements and at Mr. Tomson's parents' house in Imlaystown, N.J., — not far, as Messrs. Koenig and Baio pointed out separately, from the Six Flags Great Adventure theme park."
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