Stanton is an unincorporated community located within Readington Township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2015. The community dates back to the 17th century and was settled by Dutch immigrants.Readington Township Historic Preservation. "Readington Township: Images of America". Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2008.
History
The community was originally called Housel's after Johannes Housel,Leer, David, et al. The Millennium Library Edition of the Ringo Family History Series: The first five generations in America. Madison: The University of Wisconsin, 2000. who had a farmstead along Dreahook Road in the mid-18th century.Johnson, Christina. Dutch Settler Savors Spring in Western Jersey of 18th Century Neighbors. Newark Star Ledger. April 7, 2005. After the death of William Housel (who started a school in the community), the last owner of the Housel farmstead, it then carried the name of Waggoner's Hill after landowner William Waggoner.New Jersey Historical Society. "Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, Etc. Volume 40". Newark: New Jersey Historical Society, 1949.Stanton Village The community took the descriptive name of Mount Pleasant in the early 20th century and would finally become known as Stanton to distinguish it from another Mount Pleasant. The name "Stanton" was taken from James Logan's Pennsylvania estate: Stenton, which in turn is named for the Scottish village where his father was born. Logan was a proprietor of West Jersey,Proprietors of West Jersey a mayor of Philadelphia, and a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Logan Way in Readington is named after him, as well as Logan Circle and the Logan neighborhood in Philadelphia and Logan Township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth. "In Old Pennsylvania Towns". Berkeley: The University of California, 1920.
Most of the community is part of the Stanton Historic Rural District. The historic district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 1990, for its significance in architecture, and exploration/settlement. The district includes 63 contributing buildings. The Stanton Reformed Church was built in 1963, to replace the original church of 1834. The parsonage was built in the 1850s and features Greek Revival style. The General Store was built in the 1840s and now includes a restaurant. The P. Berkow House was built in the 1840s. The Dr. William Creveling House was built in the 1850s and features Victorian architecture. With
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Stanton include: Emma Bell (born 1986), actress.Staff. "Built Jersey Tough", Inside Jersey, February 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 10, 2011. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Bell, 24, hails from Stanton, a tiny community that neighbors the much larger and more business-oriented Flemington." J. C. Furnas (1906–2001), freelance writer and social historian.Staff. "J. C. Furnas, Wry Historian Of American Life, Dies at 95", The New York Times, June 12, 2001. Accessed June 9, 2016. "J. C. Furnas, a writer and social historian, died on June 3 at his home in Stanton, N.J." Howard Lindsey (1889–1968), theatrical producer, playwright, librettist, director and actor. William Marchant (1923–1995), playwright and screenwriter, known for writing the play that was remade into the 1957 movie, The Desk Set.Gussow, Mel. "William Marchant, 72, 'Desk Set' Playwright", The New York Times, December 20, 1995. Accessed December 1, 2007. "Mr. Marchant had been a resident of the Actors Fund of America Nursing and Retirement Home in Englewood, N.J., before moving to the hospital last year. Before that, he lived in Stanton, N.J., in a house owned by the actress Dorothy Stickney, said Kenneth Stadnik, a neighbor." Dorothy Stickney (1896–1998), Broadway actress.Bouman-Stickney House, Readington Township. Accessed June 9, 2016. "In 1935, Broadway playwright and producer Howard Lindsay purchased the house and surrounding property as a gift for his wife, Broadway and movie actress Dorothy Stickney. Ms. Stickney and Mr. Lindsay used the house as a weekend and vacation retreat until Mr. Lindsay's death in 1968."
Climate The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Stanton has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Stanton, New Jersey
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