It is on the western side of the North Branch of the Raritan River in Branchburg Township.

The district reflects the 18th and 19th century architecture of this agricultural community, once built around a mill on the North Branch.

A main feature is the stone house of Jacob Ten Eyck, with its Georgian influences.

[3] The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 2012, for its significance in architecture and community development.

[1] In 1700, Matthias Ten Eyck (1658–1741), a farmer from Old Hurley, Ulster County, New York and son of Coenradt Ten Eyck, purchased 400 acres north of North Branch from John Johnston, and another 100 acres in 1702.