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History · Sunset Lake

1 of Sunset Lake’s places is on the National Register

Most of Sunset Lake was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1965.

1on the National Register
6%homes built before 1940
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On the National Register

1 historic place in Sunset Lake

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

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History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Upper Deerfield Township2 historic placesC−Bridgeton6 historic placesA+Silver LakeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHopewell Township1 historic placeB+Laurel HeightsIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →