Moses Craig Lime Kilns
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| Location | 122 Main Street, Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°42′44″N 74°39′27″W / 40.71222°N 74.65750°W |
| Built | c. 1860 |
| Built by | Moses Craig |
| NRHP reference No. | 100003610[1][2] |
| NJRHP No. | 5411[3] |
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| Added to NRHP | April 11, 2019 |
| Designated NJRHP | October 29, 2018 |
The Moses Craig Lime Kilns, also known as the Peapack and Gladstone Lime Kilns, are located at 122 Main Street in the borough of Peapack-Gladstone in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. Built c. 1860, the lime kilns, listed as the Moses Craig Limekilns, were added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 2019.[2][4] The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills acquired the site in 1998. The kilns were subsequently transferred to the borough in 2019.[5]
History
[edit]Moses Craig (1797–1874), a wealthy farmer, owned the lime kilns, which were built about 1860, and a local limestone quarry. The limestone was burnt in the kilns and used in agriculture as a soil additive and used in construction to make mortar and whitewash. The operation remained in business until about 1934, as pulverized lime replaced burnt limestone for agriculture. The two stone kilns are 26 feet (7.9 m) high. The site is now a small park with information signs about the lime kilns.[5][6]
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, New Jersey
- List of lime kilns in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System – (#100003610)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "Weekly List 20190426". National Park Service. April 26, 2019.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 13.
- ^ "Limestone Kilns". Somerset County Tourism.
- ^ a b "The Moses Craig Lime Kilns". The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills.
- ^ "Somerset Hills Landmarks: Moses Craig Lime Kilns". The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills.
External links
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Media related to Moses Craig Limekilns at Wikimedia Commons- "Moses Craig Lime Kilns". Historical Marker Database.
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- Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey
- Buildings and structures in Somerset County, New Jersey
- Lime kilns in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, New Jersey
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places