The Boardwalk was begun in 1926 by the Arthur D. Crane Company, along the top of the dam constructed to hold back the headwaters of the Wallkill River, to flood the valley and create Lake Mohawk. When completed, the Boardwalk was 30 feet wide and ran nearly half a mile along the shore. In 1927 the first section of the Club House was completed and formally dedicated by Princess White Deer of the Mohawk Tribe, a true American Indian Princess. The Club House still remains the center of Lake Mohawk social life.

A prominent Woodport Road landmark, with its Greek Revival architecute, the Young Ladies' Seminary was completed in 1845 by Pierson Hurd for Mrs. Sara C. Dayton for her girls' school, at a cost of $2,500. The school was successfully maintained by Mrs. Dayton for about twenty years, for the training and education of sedate and proper young lades. A massive basement fireplace was used for cooking meals.

Believed to have been built in the late 1700's, the Van Dillen home on Main Street was originally constructed as a small two and a half story house with two rooms and a hallway on each floor. Later additions have greatly increased the living space, but hand-hewn and pegged beams in the cellar and very low ceilings throughout attest to its age. Original shallow fireplaces are still in use today. One famous resident was Lewis Sherman, who purchased the house in 1827 and operated an iron forge in Sparta that later introduced the manufacture of iron anchors to the town.

The central portion of the Longnecker House was built in 1750, with many later additions built on both ends. It is reputed that, while during the time Revolutionary armies were encamped at Morristown, General Lafayette brought a party of men on a foraging expedition to Sparta to find supplies for the troops, and stayed in the house two nights. Thus, the house became known as Lafayette Lodge.

The Lower Blacksmith Shop, located in a stone building on what was the early industrial sector of Sparta and now Station Road, was one of the first blacksmith shops in town. Although altered considerably overe the years, the original strucutre still remains as a living reminder of Spata's early industry.

Originally known as the First Presyterian Church of Hardyston, this was the first chuch incorporated int he State of New Jersey, in 1786. Granted 55 acres of land by the Proprietors of New Jersey, it was founded by a group of ten people, led by Robert Ogden who was elected its first President. The steeple and galleries were added in 1804, and it was enlarged in 1837 and again recently. The name was officially changed in 1933 to the First Presbyterian Church of Sparta.

Century House, Sparta's showcase during the late 1800's, was built by James Titman, who donated the Civil War monument to the town, as well as a large tract of land that was used for Sparta Glen. An important national financier of the time, James Titman was a Director of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. He first brought electricity into Sparta from Morris Lake to this house, which is a typical Vitorian home, perfectly preserved.

Donated by James Titman who built the Century House, Sparta's showcase house during the late 1800's.