The village of Riegelsville, a National Historic District, has a fine collection of commercial and residential buildings. Especially impressive are the mansions built by local industrialists.
The Benjamin Riegel House is significant as an excellent example of a vernacular Georgian style house. Riegel, a miller by trade, owned several area mills and was instrumental in the development of both Riegelsville, New Jersey and Riegelsville, Pennsylvania. Riegel resided in the house until his death in 1860 as did his widow until 1880. The house was inherited by Riegel’s son, John L. Riegel who had lived there during his teenage years while apprenticing at his father’s mills. Various Riegel family retainers and tenants resided in the house from 1880 until 1985. Benjamin Riegel’s great-great-grandson presently owns and resides in the house. The Benjamin Riegel House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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Benjamin Riegal House
