Boonton, NJ
Roofing in Boonton, NJ: Older Houses and Historic Streets
Boonton's housing plan puts 59.2 percent of the town's homes before 1960, and 1,287 of its 3,757 homes in 1939 or earlier. For a house in that range, a roof inspection gives a roofer a look at whatever earlier work sits under the shingles. Describe the roof's age and the problem: call (862) 430-2399.
Next door
Falls, canal and low corners
The Rockaway River drops over Boonton Falls, which Wikipedia lists as 25 feet high, and runs through a gorge downtown. Plane Street marks the site of the Morris Canal's Inclined Plane 7 East.
Morris County's 2025 hazard plan names the wet spots. Wootton Street floods from stormwater, Vreeland Avenue and Greenbank Road close in heavy rain, and the banks erode at Rockaway Street and Harrison Street. For a gutter that cannot keep up with rain like that, see gutter repair.
The houses here
The houses here
Boonton's Round Four housing plan, using 2023 American Community Survey estimates, counts 3,757 homes. Of those, 1,287 date from 1939 or earlier, 2,223 from before 1960 and 2,865 from before 1970. Detached houses are 55.7 percent, two-unit buildings 16.3 percent and buildings of three or four units 7.6 percent. Renters occupy 43.2 percent of occupied homes, and in those buildings roof work is the owner's call, so tenants talk to the landlord first.
Local numbers
The historic district, by the numbers
The Boonton Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 29 September 1980. It covers 9 acres along Main, Church, Birch, Cornelia and Cedar streets. Its 22 contributing buildings are in Greek Revival and Italianate styles and include two octagon houses on Cornelia Street.
The town's Historic Preservation Commission looks at development applications inside its historic districts and meets at 7:30 PM on the first Wednesday of the month. Boonton had 8,815 residents in 2020 and 3,555 housing units, 4.0 percent vacant.
Around Montville
Before you call
Keep the street address, what you noticed and the roof's age close by, then call (862) 430-2399. If you rent, your landlord decides on roof work, so that conversation comes first. Served: Montville, Towaco, Pine Brook, Boonton and Lake Hiawatha.
