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Seabrook-Wilson House
119 Port Monmouth Road,
Port Monmouth,
Middletown Township, New Jersey
Since 1974-10-29
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South Schraalenburgh Church ("The Old South Church")
Prospect Ave. and W. Church St.
Bergenfield, New Jersey
Listed on the National Register since 1975-12-06
From the Bergen County Historical Society's plaque outside the Old South Church:
Organized in 1723 as the Schraalenburgh Dutch Reformed Church. First church erected in 1723, 150 feet to the east, the present building in 1799. The True Reformed Dutch Church was founded in 1822. The church became Presbyterian in 1913. John Henry Goetschius, minister from 1748 to 1774, the principal founder of Queens College (Rutgers), and many Revolutionary War soliders are buried in the churchyard.
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Imlaystown
Salter’s Mill.
Richard Salter owned this Mill. Son-in law Mordecai Lincoln, was great-great grandfather of A. Lincoln
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Salter's Mill,
Imlaystown-Davis Station Rd.,
Imlaystown, NJ
Listed: 1980-09-29
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Helmetta's main landmark is the large, abandoned Helme Products Inc. plant that sits adjacent to the Camden and Amboy Railroad line running through town. The mill began producing snuff in the 1880s. On February 23, 1900, the mill was bought by the American-Sniff Company in a merger with Helme Products Inc., but the merger was dissolved in 1911. In 1925, the mill became the largest of its kind in the world, and by 1934 it employed 400 people. In 1986, the mill was bought out by American Maize-Products. Finally, in 1993, it was purchased by Swisher International, and operations were moved to Wheeling, West Virginia. It has remained inactive since.
The George W. Helme Snuff Mill District is a classic example of a late 1800s mill town. The district consists of the George W. Helme snuff mill, housing for employees, accessory buildings, St. George Episcopal Church, Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, and Helmetta Pond, which at one time served as a source of power for the mill. About 115 buildings were originally in the district, which was named to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places on February 1, 1980, and to the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 1980.
1 NJ Middlesex Helme, G. W., Snuff Mill District Irregular pattern along Main St. Helmetta Listed 1980-08-15
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St. Peter's Episcopal Church 505 Main St. Spotswood, NJ
St. Peter’s, Spotswood, is one of the oldest parishes in the Diocese of New Jersey. While the parish was organized in 1756, Anglican services were conducted here prior to 1704. Missionaries were sent from England to New Jersey by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (S.P.G.). In the first decade of the 18th century, about 1750, 30 families around the village of Spotswood decided to establish a parish of their own. A missionary report, dated 1758, described a “handsome wooden church in a small village called Spotswood”. The first recorded vestry minutes were dated August 1761.
Source St. Peter's Episcopal Church
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St. Peters Church and Buildings,
Main St. and DeVoe Ave.,
Spotswood, NJ,
Listed: 1979-10-10
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Sandy Hook Lighthouse
Fort Hancock Military Reservation
Listed: 1966-10-15
Sandy Hook and the Highlands were originally discovered by the famous Sea Captain Henry Hudson in the early 1600’s.
Wikipedia:
Sandy Hook is owned by the federal government. Most of it is managed by the National Park Service as the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area. The eastern shoreline consists of public beaches North Beach, Gunnison Beach, and South Beach. The southern part of the spit consists of public beaches, fishing areas, and the SeaGull's Nest, a seafood restaurant operated by a concessionaire. The peninsula's ocean-facing beaches are considered among the finest in New Jersey and are an extremely popular destination for summertime recreation. Gunnison Beach is one of the largest clothing optional (by custom) beaches on the East Coast. [4] [5]
Throughout history, it has formed a convenient anchorage for ships before proceeding into Upper New York Harbor. The now-defunct Fort Hancock is located at the north end of the peninsula. It is now open to the public. The Sandy Hook Proving Ground was a proving ground used by the United States Army for many years (post-Civil War to 1919, when the facility was moved to Aberdeen, Maryland) and was later the site of a Nike missile defense installation. The Sandy Hook Nike station is one of a very few stations that are still intact. Almost all of the fort's gun batteries are off limits to the public due to their hazardous condition. The exception to this is Battery Gunnison which is being restored by volunteers and also has two M-1900 six-inch cannon installed; the weapons were placed there in 1976. Guided tours give visitors a look at an actual Nike missile, the missile firing platforms, and a radar station (complete with 60's-era computers).
Sandy Hook Lighthouse is located within the fort grounds, as is the Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST), a magnet high school, part of the Monmouth County Vocational School District. At the entrance to Fort Hancock is Guardian Park, a plaza dominated by two Nike missiles. Some of the buildings of Fort Hancock are off-limits because their structural integrity is dubious.
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Walnford
S of Allentown off CR 539
Allentown, Monmouth County
SR: Listed 1975-05-08
NR: Listed 1976-06-29
Also known as Waln's Mill.
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Mount Salem Methodist Episcopal Church c.1864
CR 579, Alexandria Township, New Jersey
Listed on the National Register 19 May 1988
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Pluckemin Village Historic District - yes, the entire village is a historic district.
(added 1982 - Somerset County - #82003303)
US 206 and Burnt Mills Rd., Bedminster
(435 acres, 33 buildings)
The historic village of Pluckemin, New Jersey was settled in the early 1700s and played a significant role during the Revolutionary War. Pluckemin is one of the villages that comprise Bedminster Township in Somerset County.
America's first military academy was located in Pluckemin.
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The Nevius Street Bridge
A 300-foot-long, two-span, double-intersection Pratt through-truss bridge. It is the oldest documented metal-truss bridge in the county, being constructed in 1886 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, OH. The bridge was listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places on September 11, 1992 and the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1992. The bridge was rehabilitated by Somerset County and converted to a pedestrian bridge in 2006.
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Bishop-Irick Farmstead - Drowsey Tree Farm
Home of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance Headquarters
17 Pemberton Road
Vincetown
Southampton Township
Burlington County
State of New Jersey
The Farmstead's main house was built in 1753 and expanded in 1780.
The main house is listed on the State and National Registories of Historical Buildings, with it being listed on the later one on August 4, 1992.
The Georgian two and a half story farmhouse is considered unique because of it employing both the Flemish and the English bond brickwork.
The Bishop family first settled on the Farmstead in 1740. It includes one of the few remaining Louden barns from 1932. The PPA acquired the Farmstead with a matching grant from the New Jersey Green Acres program.
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Bishop--Irick Farmstead,
17 Pemberton Rd.,
Southampton Township,
Vincentown, NJ
Listed: 1992-08-04
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Historic Longstreet Farm
Monmouth County Park System,
N of Holmdel on Longstreet Rd.,
Holmdel, New Jersey,
Listed: 1979-11-29
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Allaire Village
Monmouth County
Farmingdale, NJ
Listed in the National Registry of Historic Places in NJ
January 11, 1974
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Old Barracks,
S. Willow St.,
Trenton, NJ
Listed: 1971-01-25
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Red Bank Passenger Station
Ridge and Monmouth Sts.
Red Bank
1976-05-28
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Morven is a historic house in Princeton, New Jersey.
It was originally part of a 5,500-acre (22 km²) tract purchased from William Penn by Richard Stockton in 1701. In 1754, his grandson, Richard Stockton (1730-1781), signer of the Declaration of Independence, acquired 150 acres (0.6 km²) of this land and built the house. His wife, Annis Boudinot, was a poet and named their house "Morven" after a mythical Gaelic kingdom in a poem by Ossian. Commodore Robert Stockton (1795-1869) lived in the house. Robert Wood Johnson II, Chairman of Johnson and Johnson, was the first non Stockton to reside at Morven (1928-1944). He was followed by five New Jersey governors when Morven served as the state’s first Governor’s Mansion (1945-1981). In 1982, the New Jersey Governor’s Mansion was relocated to nearby Drumthwacket and Morven became a museum.
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Trinity Cathedral *** (added 1972 - Building - #72000793)
Broad and Rector Sts., Newark
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Upjohn,Richard, James,Josiah
Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Georgian, Gothic Revival
Area of Significance: Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1800-1824, 1850-1874
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Religion
Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
Current Function: Religion
Current Sub-function: Religious Structure
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Essex Club
Address Restricted
Newark
1991-02-22
New Jersey Historical Society
Park Place
Newark NJ
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Whippany Farm (added 1977 - Building - #77000899)
Also known as Frelinghuysen Arboretum
53 E. Hanover Ave., Morristown
Historic Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: McPherson,James, Rotch & Tilden
Architectural Style: Colonial Revival
Historic Person: Frelinghuysen,Matilda
Significant Year: 1892
Area of Significance: Architecture, Transportation, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Museum, Park
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Hunterdon
Covered Bridge Historic District
Roughly along NJ 604, Pine Hill Rd., and Lower Creek Rd.
Delaware Township
1999-03-05
Sergeantsville's landmark, the oldest covered bridge in New Jersey. Built in 1872 and maintained by the Hunterdon County highway department, the bridge spans Wickecheoke Creek, a small tributary of the Delaware River,
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Drumthwacket
354 Stockton Street (Route 206)
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Listed: 1975-06-10
from Drumthwacket.org: Sited on land that witnessed the 1777 Princeton battle for American independence, Drumthwacket is the stately home that is today the official residence of the Governor of New Jersey. Drumthwacket is one of the most fabled and elegant of America’s executive residences, and in its history lie the stories of three unique families that made immense contributions to New Jersey’s, and America’s, history.
The property upon which Drumthwacket stands was once owned by William Penn, the Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania. In 1696 William Olden acquired the property; in 1799 Charles Smith Olden was born in the little white homestead by Stockton Street, called Olden House, that had been built forty years earlier.
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Monmouth Boat Club
Union St. E of Boat Club Ct.
Red Bank
Listed: 1994-08-16
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Grover Cleveland’s Birthplace
207 Bloomfield Avenue (aka Rt. 506)
Caldwell, NJ
A New Jersey State Historic Site
NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection
Grover Cleveland’s birthplace was built in 1832 as the Manse, or Pastor’s residence, for the first Presbyterian Church at Caldwell. Cleveland’s father, the Reverend Richard Falley Cleveland, was the minister here from 1834-1841.
Originally, this frame house had a two story main section with a one-story kitchen to the east and a one-story lean-to at the rear. It was enlarged several times between 1848-1870 to meet the growing needs of the Presbyterian clergy. The house is a good example of local vernacular architecture.
The historical significance of the Manse was first noted in 1881 when Cleveland was running for Governor of New York. As his political star ascended, so did the interest in preserving his birthplace as a museum. A group of Cleveland’s friends and admirers began negotiations to purchase the Manse in 1907. Their efforts culminated in the opening of the house to the public on March 18, 1913.
Most of the first floor rooms portray the Manse as it was in 1837, the year Grover Cleveland was born. The decidedly middle-class character of the rooms reflect the day to day life of Reverend Richard Cleveland and his family. Among the artifacts on display from Cleveland’s early years are his cradle and original family portraits. Contrasting sharply with the humble beginnings portrayed in these rooms. The exhibit gallery features a striking display of artifacts that reflect the financial and political success Cleveland achieved during the last quarter of the 19th century. Here, the mud slinging campaign of 1884, the public’s intense interest in his wife and children, and America’s political climate throughout his split terms of office are explored.
The Grover Cleveland Birthplace State Historic Site is the only house museum in the country dedicated to the interpretation of President Cleveland’s life. It is the nation’s leading repository of Cleveland artifacts and political memorabilia. The Grover Cleveland Birthplace is listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places.
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Christ Church (Episcopal),
Shrewsbury
Jct. of Broad St. and Sycamore Ave.
Shrewsbury
1995-10-25
Christ Church (Cira 1769) Converts of George Keith, 1702, became nucleus of Episcopalian congregation incorporated in 1738. Built 1769.
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The Hancock House
This beautiful old house in Salem County dates from 1734 and was used as a tavern. Though you can't really see it in this photo, the brickwork is in the "Flemish" style popular in southwestern NJ. The owners' initials are part of the brickwork on the west side of the building, and red brick alternates with differently-fired blue brick over all the walls.
The Hancock House is best known for an incident on 21 March 1778 when Simcoe's Raiders massacred 20 to 30 colonial militia stationed in the house during the American Revolution. As Mark Di Ionno notes, "One of the fatalities was [Judge William] Hancock himself--ironic, because he was an influential Loyalist in the region. He had been driven out of his house, but he had returned just that night." (A Guide to New Jersey's Revolutionary War Trail for Families and History Buffs, Rutgers University Press, 2000.)
Hancock House
Rte. 49 and Front St.
Lower Alloways Creek Township
SR: Listed 1970-09-11
NR: Listed 1970-12-18
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Navesink Lighthouse
from About New Jersey.com
Navesink Lighthouse, or as it is more commonly known as Twin Lights, is one of the most interesting of the New Jersey Lighthouses. It looks like a fortress or a castle. Although it was decomissioned in 1949 it has a long and interesting history. Here you can learn about early life saving, Marconi's experiments with and first use of the telegraph and much much more.
Navesink has two light towers. The south tower is a square shape and the north tower is an octagonal shape. Each tower is 73 feet tall and overlooks the Shrewsbury River on a 200 foot tall bluff. It offers a great view of the New York skyline in the distance, as well as beautiful views of Sandy Hook, the Atlantic Ocean, Sandy Hook Bay and the shore to the south. Getting up to the lighthouse is a steep, narrow, winding road. It's recommended that you take it slow.
Visitors can climb the north tower, tour the museum which is housed in the center area of the building between the two towers and get a look at the old 9 foot diameter bivalve lens which at one time guided ships.
During the spring it's great to bring a picnic basket and have a picnic on the lawn overlooking the great view. There are several picnic tables also available, but I recommend just laying a blanket down on the grass.
Monmouth Navesink Twin Lights (lighthouse)
S of NJ 36 on a promontory between the Navesink River and Sandy Hook Bay, Highlands
Listed 1970-12-02
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Rockingham:
A view of the south facade of Rockingham in Somerset County, NJ. George Washington rented the house from Mrs. Margaret Berrien in 1783 while the Continental Congress was based in Princeton. It was at Rockingham that Washington learned the Treaty of Paris had been signed, and it was here that Washington wrote his Farewell Orders to his troops. Later the house was used as a dwelling for Italian laborers who worked in the nearby quarry. The house has been moved several times due to the expansion of the quarry. Now it has been restored to a colonial state. This photo was taken from the kitchen garden. Find out more about Rockingham at this site.
E of Kingston on Old Rocky Hill Rd. (518)
Franklin Township
SR: Listed 1970-09-11
NR: Listed 1970-12-18
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Manasquan Friends Meetinghouse and Burying Ground
I took this to purposefully show the cemetery. The front of the meeting house looks very much like the original building although much has changed for numerous reasons.
The Quakers came early to this area of the state [Manasquan] and organized by 1701; they can trace their origins to Friends in Wall Township, who organized a meeting in 1693.
This is one of the few shingled meetinghouses in the state, although the shingles may not be original. The building was damaged in 1808 and, more severely, in 1888, after which it was rebuilt. So the building we see today may bear little resemblance to the 1808 meeting house. The supports for the pent roof have been transformed, the principal entrance is on the gable end, and the round top to the window high in the gable end is unusual, but there are precedents for all elsewhere in the state.
NJ 35 at Manasquan Circle
Wall Township
Listed 1992-07-22
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Bradley Beach Station
Between LaReine and Brinley Aves.
Bradley Beach
1984-06-22
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Paterson Falls
SR: 5/27/1971
NR: 4/17/1970 (NR Reference #: 70000391
One of the first major US water power system and basis for integrating urban planning with industrial development. The raceway and power system, constructed from 1792 to 1864, was the first major water power system in the United States. The project, conceived by Alexander Hamilton in 1791 and designed by Pierre Charles L'Enfant, engineer-planner of the Capitol, and Peter Colt is the basis of the oldest American community integrating water power, industrial development, and urban planning.
It was the abundance of inexpensive energy provided by the Great Falls raceway and water power system that attracted countless creative and innovative men and women who built and continually improved such industries as textiles and textile machinery, the Colt revolver, Rogers' and other steam locomotives, silk manufacturing, flax and jute production, early Wright aircraft engines, apparel manufacturing, and many more.
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Netherwood Railroad Station
Netherwood Station ** (added 1984 - Building - #84002830)
Between North and South Aves., Plainfield
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Other, Romanesque
Area of Significance: Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: State
Historic Function: Transportation
Historic Sub-function: Rail-Related
Current Function: Transportation
Current Sub-function: Rail-Related
Note: There was a major restoration of the station in the early 1990s. However, nothing has been done to use the building (to my knowledge). There isn’t even a place to buy train tickets. It is an attractive shell.
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Church of the Presidents
1260 Ocean Ave.
Long Branch
1976-11-07
Presidents that summered in Long Branch N.J. and worshiped here were Ulysses S. Grant, Chester Arthur, Rutherford Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Woodrow Wilson, and James Garfield.
Also on the site is
Garfield’s Tea House
President Garfield was mortally wounded at the Washington, D.C. train station on the way to catch a train to Long Branch N.J. A railroad spur was built to transport the President from the Long Branch train station to his cottage, after his death the spur was removed and the ties were incorporated into this building.
Admin's note: Please limit to one (1) photo per post. This second part could have been a second post.
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Batsto village:
Industrial activity at Batsto was well underway by the American Revolution, when a British raid intended to stop colonial munitions manufacturing at the site turned into the Battle of Chestnut Neck. Batsto was an iron town for many years; later, it became a glass manufacturing center. In the end, Joseph Wharton bought it as part of a potential water source for the city of Philadelphia. It is now part of Wharton State Forest. This photo shows the fire tower that Wharton added onto the Batsto mansion.
Batsto Village
10 mi. E of Hammonton on CR 542
Batsto
SR: Listed 1970-09-11
NR: Listed 1971-09-10
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Osborn Cannonball House
Today, the Osborn house is a small museum in a small park right next to the Scotch Plains municipal building. Tthe Osborn Cannonball Museum at 1840 Front Street. Built in 1740 by Jonathan Osborn, a farmer, the house was struck by a cannonball during the Revolutionary War. Now fully restored, it houses a collection of 18th-century furniture and is open from 2 to 4 P.M. the first Sunday of every month. Guides from the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Historical Society, dressed in colonial garb, give tours of the house and its herb garden.
ID#2722
COE: 6/4/1997
1840 Front Street
Scotch Plains
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All Saints' Memorial Church
All Saints' Memorial Church Complex
Navesink Ave. and Locust Rd.
Navesink
1974-02-15
Side note:
Strange as it may sound, they have one of the most peaceful and beautiful cemeteries I have ever been in. If you go to see the Church, don't miss it.
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John DeCamp House (ID#2720)
2101 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains NJ
SR: 9/14/1973
NR: 12/4/1973 (NR Reference #: 73001136)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: DeCamp,John
Architectural Style: Colonial
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1850-1874
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling
This lovely house and property is now privately owned.
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Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
89 Ridge St., Newark
Listed: 1976-12-22
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The Old Baptist Parsonage
ID#2721
547 Park Avenue and Grant Street
Scotch Plains, NJ
NR: 1/18/1973 (NR Reference #: 73001137)
SR: 5/12/1972
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: No Style Listed
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1850-1874
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Religion
Historic Sub-function: Church Related Residence
Current Function: Religion
Current Sub-function: Church Related Residence
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Manasquan Borough
Brielle Road over Glimmer Glass
SHPO Opinion: 7/15/2004
Brielle Road Bridge (S.I. & A. #13000W9) (ID#4307)
Glimmer Glass Drawbridge 108-year old, wooden-framed drawbridge. Only one of its kind in NJ. A bascule bridge- a French design (1890's)-that uses rolling counterweights at one end to cause the other end to pivot.
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from kimhalley.com The borough of Fanwood is 20 miles southwest of New York City. In the 18th century it was officially part of the West fields of Elizabethtown, but the area was known as "Scotsplain" for numerous early settlers of Scottish Origin.
When the central New Jersey Railroad came through the area in 1874 and a station was established in town, residential development was stimulated. The New Jersey Land Improvement Company was a subsidiary of Central New Jersey Railroad, and they built several houses and sold or rented them. In 1877, Fanwood became large enough to break away from Westfield, and it included the area known as Scotch Plains.
Fanwood has never had any industry or commercial areas, and even now the town center boasts an intimate variety of stores.
The borough was incorporated in 1895 with 350 residents, surrounded on three sides by Scotch Plains. Its picture perfect Victorian Gothic railroad station has been preserved and is used as a community center. The spirit and vitality of a small "village" is reflected by the number of civic activities, social and school organizations, spirit of volunteerism and well-maintained streets and neighborhoods.
238 North Avenue
Fanwood, New Jersey
Listed 1980-07-17
Central Railroad of New Jersey (added 1980 - Building - #80002521)
Also known as Fanwood Community House;Fanwood/Scotch Plains North and South
238 North Ave., Fanwood
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Central Railroads of New Jersey
Architectural Style: Late Victorian
Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance: 1850-1874
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Transportation
Historic Sub-function: Rail-Related
Current Function: Education, Recreation And Culture
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Hereford Lighthouse
1st & Central Avenue
North Wildwood, New Jersey
Listed 1977-09-20
NR Reference #: 77000859
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Trenton Battle Monument (added 1977 - Object - #77000881)
Warren and Broad Sts., Trenton
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: O`Donovan,William R., Duncan,John F.
Architectural Style: Beaux Arts
Area of Significance: Art
Period of Significance: 1875-1899
Owner: State
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Monument/Marker
Current Function: Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Monument/Marker
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NOTE: Photo improved by Vivansb.
Mount Bethel Baptist Meeting House (ID#2588)
Mount Bethel and Mountainview roads
Warren, New Jersey
SR: 12/22/1975
NR: 6/3/1976 (NR Reference #: 76001187)
The Warren Township Historic Sites Committee is appointed by the governing body to administer this municipally-owned historic landmark which dates from the 1760's and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Mount Bethel Baptist Meetinghouse (added 1976 - Building - #76001187)
About 2 mi. N of Martinsville off U.S. 78, Martinsville
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: No Style Listed
Area of Significance: Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1750-1799
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Religion
Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
Current Function: Religion
Current Sub-function: Religious Structure
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Newark City Hall ** (added 1978 - Building - #78001759)
920 Broad St., Newark
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Ely,Wilson C., Ely,John H.
Architectural Style: Beaux Arts
Area of Significance: Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Government
Historic Sub-function: City Hall
Current Function: Government
Current Sub-function: City Hall
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Cape May Lighthouse
Cape May Point, NJ
Listed 1973-11-12
NR Reference #: 73001090
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Today, the Stage House Inn is an excellent (albeit expensive) restaurant with an extensive wine list.
On Park Avenue and Front Streets, at one end of the downtown, is the Stage House Inn, which has been the town anchor since 1737 when it became a tavern and a stop on the Swift-Sure Stage Line from New York to Philadelphia. Among its early patrons was the Marquis de Lafayette.
The building, the oldest section of which was constructed in 1682, is now a French restaurant and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Stage House Inn (added 1982 - Building - #82003308)
Park Ave. and Front St., Scotch Plains
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Sutton, John
Architectural Style: No Style Listed
Area of Significance: Architecture, Politics/Government, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1750-1799
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Hotel
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Hotel
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Boonton Public Library (added 1972 - Building - #72000804)
Also known as James Holmes Library
619 Main St., Boonton
Historic Significance: Person, Event
Historic Person: Holmes,James
Significant Year: 1893, 1849
Area of Significance: Communications, Social History, Education
Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1875-1899
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function: Business
Current Function: Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function: Library, Multiple Dwelling
More information is available on the Library's website:
www.boontonholmeslibrary.org/about_the_library.htm
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Colonel Joseph Jackson House (Rockaway Public Library)
82 East Main Street
Rockaway Borough
Listed 1975-03-04
NR Reference #: 75001155
Historic Significance: Person
Historic Person: Jackson,Joseph
Significant Year: 1854, 1812
Area of Significance: Industry
Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Education
Current Sub-function: Library
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The Laing House / Plantation
Laing House, NJ Historic Site
House of Plainfield Plantation (added 1988 - Building - #88002124)
1707 Woodland Ave., Edison
Historic Significance: Event
Area of Significance: Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1824
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Note: I found an image from a 1911 postcard of this site. The house had no trees around it and looked very different. The barn, however, looked almost as it does now (I have posted a photo of the barn with my images). The immediate area around this site is currently being extensively developed.
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Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church (ID#57)
South Main Street and US Route 46
Wharton, NJ
SR: 5/21/1997
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: O'Rourke,Jeremiah
Architectural Style: Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance: Religion, Art, European, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1850-1874
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Religion
Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
Current Function: Religion
Current Sub-function: Religious Structure
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Kirch-Ford House (ID#2585)
1 Reinman Road
Warren, New Jersey
SR: 9/15/1988
NR: 10/20/1988 (NR Reference #: 88002033)
Early 18th-century vernacular dwelling, one of the oldest homes in the township. Capt. William Ford owned the house during the American Revolution. It also was the home of Thomas Terrell, first clerk of Warren Twp. Owned by Warren Twp. Open second Sunday of the month from April-December (closed July), 2-4 p.m.
Kirch--Ford House (added 1988 - Building - #88002033)
1 Reinman Rd., Warrenville
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: Federal
Area of Significance: Architecture, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Museum, Single Dwelling
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Ballantine, John, House
43 Washington St.
Newark
1973-10-02
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The Old Yellow Meeting House:
This meeting house is the oldest existing Baptist house of worship in the state of New Jersey. The building dates from the 1730s, but the congregation predates the building. Double entrances on the north side suggest that the building may have been influenced by nearby Quaker meeting houses, which used separate entrances for men and women. Although the Old Yellow Meeting House is currently encroached upon by modern housing developments, the congregation still exists and holds services here several times a year.
Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting
E of Imlaystown on Red Valley Rd.
Imlaystown
SR: Listed 1975-03-25
NR: Listed 1975-04-21
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Gershom and Elizabeth Frazee House (aka Terry Lou Zoo)
From the Fanwood-Scotch Plains Rotary Club: The Gershom and Elizabeth Frazee House is a highly signficant historic eighteenth-century home that figured prominently in the history of the Battle of Short Hills, June 26, 1777. Not only did Gershom and Elizabeth Frazee record their dispensing of "vittels" (victuals) to the American militia troops in February of 1777, but they also reported inventories of damage to their property, livestock, household items, carpenter and jointer tools and personal clothing looted by the British troops from their home on June 26 and 27, 1777. The traditional story of "Aunt Betty" Frazee's encounter with Lord Cornwallis, while not specifically documented except by later historians (Ricord's History of Union County in 1892), has strong circumstanial evidence to support it. A 1791 complete inventory documents every asepct of the country carpenter and joiner's farm with its outbuildings and livestock, his home with its furniture including Aunt Betty's flour casks, dough troughs and "chest for bread," and workshop with its work benches and tools. The home's later use by Frazee's nephew Gershom Lee and his heirs left it little-changed from its early appearance as documented in its first photograph ca. 1885 . In the 1950s to 1990s, as the home of the Terry family, Terrylou Acres Zoo became home of exotic, celebrated performing animals and popular recreational magnet for area children. Despite the vicissitudes of almost 250 years of use, the Frazee House has preserved a remarkable wealth of historic data and remains a significant and restorable landmark.
ID#4560
1451 Raritan Road
Scotch Plains NJ
COE: 11/23/1973
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Ford-Faesch Manor House
Mount Hope Road
Rockaway, NJ
SR: 11/20/1973
NR: 2/12/1974 (NR Reference #: 74001184)
This home was built in 1768 by Colonel Jacob Ford prior to his construction of the Ford mansion in Morristown that served as Washington's Headquarters. The Ford family were pioneers in the iron industry establishing the first forge in Morris County in 1710. The house was leased in 1772 along with associated ironworks to Swiss émigré John Jacob Faesch. These ironworks supplied ammunition and ordinance to the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
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Monmouth Battlefield *** (added 1966 - District - #66000467)
Also known as Monmouth Battlefield State Park
NW of Freehold on NJ 522, W of Rte. 9, Freehold
Historic Significance: Event
Area of Significance: Military
Period of Significance: 1750-1799
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Defense
Historic Sub-function: Battle Site
Current Function: Landscape
Current Sub-function: Park
Monmouth Battlefield State Park is a 1,810-acre (7.32 km²) New Jersey state park located on the border of Manalapan and Freehold Township. This park preserves the historical battlefield on which the American Revolutionary War's Battle of Monmouth was waged.
Monmouth Battlefield State Park preserves a rural, eighteenth century landscape of orchards, fields, woods and wetlands encompassing miles of trails for hiking and horseback riding; picnic areas, and a restored Revolutionary War farmhouse entitled, the Craig House.
The park's visitor center rests atop Combs Hill―a hill once commanded by the Continental Army artillery. Within the park's visitor's center one may observe an array of excavated artifacts from the notable eighteenth century battle.
During the final weekend in June (or the weekend nearest to 28 June), an annual reenactment of the 1778 American Revolutionary War battle is performed.
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Murray Hill Railroad Station (ID#2692)
The Circle
SR: 3/17/1984
NR: 6/22/1984 (NR Reference #: 84002826)
(Thematic Nomination of Operating Passenger Railroad
Stations)
from Wikipedia
The Murray Hill Station is a New Jersey Transit station in New Providence, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex line. It is located on Foley Place, between Floral Avenue and Southgate Road. The Queen Anne style station house was built in 1890 by the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984
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Atsion:
The most visible remnants of Atsion village today are the owner's mansion (shown here) and the company store, both right off Rt. 206. The mansion was built in 1826 by Samuel Richards. Atsion was one of the many bog iron towns that flourished briefly in the Pine Barrens, ironically creating a major industrial landscape in the middle of what is now often considered a wild natural area.
The mansion was stabilized by the State and "adorned" with a faux-brick pattern in the 1960s, but little else seems to have been done to the building since. This is a shame, especially when one reads old accounts of the interior.
Atsion Village
US 206
Atsion
SR: Listed 1970-09-11
NR: Listed 1974-10-22
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First German Reformed Church (ID#4312)
43-45 Craig Place
North Plainfield, NJ
SHPO Opinion: 9/7/2004
from New Jersey Churchscape
The architect for this exceptionally well-preserved church was Oscar Teal, according the the 1901 History of Plainfield and North Plainfield. An O. M. Teale is credited with the design of the Seventh Day Baptist church only a few blocks away; I assume they are the same person. The multi-textured surfaces and interesting arrangement of gables and tower makes this a fascinating building, especially for a small church. It was erected in 1886, and services were conducted in German for many years. It is now occupied by a Hispanic congregation …
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church [Complex] (NHL, ID#772)
West Broad and Wood streets
Burlington (City) NJ
NR: 5/31/1972 (NR Reference #: 72000770)
SR: 5/1/1972
Burlington City, the town where I live, is so old (founded in 1677) that the NJ State Register of Historic Places lists several entire blocks as historic places, rather than the individual houses/buildings on those blocks. Even the above church is listed as a "complex", since it actually consists of two churches, outbuildings, a Guild Hall, and a cemetery in which several notable figures are interred.
This Wikipedia page on Burlington is a nice summary for anyone interested:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington,_New_Jersey
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The Church Of The Presidents Built in 1879 as St. James Chapel.
Admin's note: Please include the National or State Register Information as requested :)
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St. Michael's Episcopal Church
140 N. Warren St.
Trenton
Listed: 1982-04-29
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VanDerventer/Brunson House & Vermeule Estate
VanDerventer--Brunson House (added 2004 - Building - #04001191)
Also known as Vermeule Mansion
614 Greenbrook Rd., North Plainfield Borough
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style: Second Empire, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function: Clubhouse, Museum
VanDerventer/Brunson House (ID#4249)
614 Greenbrook Road, North Plainfield, NJ
SR: 3/8/2004
NR: 10/27/2004 (NR Reference #: 04001191)
Vermeule Estate (ID#2573)
Corner of Clinton Avenue and Carter Place, North Plainfield, NJ
SHPO Opinion: 5/14/1993
The VanDerventer/Brunson House has effectively been renamed the Vermeule Mansion. It is being managed by the Borough of North Plainfield in conjunction with Somerset County Historic Preservation Grant Program. Since the newly named Vermeule Mansion sits on the Vermeule Estate property, seeing one brings you to both which is why I have listed the two together here.
The property houses many groups and activities including the North Plainfield Community Center, the Friends of Vermeule Mansion (volunteer, non-profit with
monthly meetings, Thursday, 8:00 P.M.; periodic work sessions, including tending a garden on the extensive grounds; as well as an annual haunting fundraiser at Halloween) and the Fleetwood Museum of Art & Photographica (Special tours/lectures for groups; remote displays for libraries. Museum hours: Saturdays, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m., or by appointment; closed holiday weekends; free admission.)
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Cranbury:
The main street of Cranbury in Middlesex County is a picturesque town center of the sort that they don't make anymore. Federal, Greek Revival and Victorian style buildings line the street. Eighty Revolutionary War soldiers are buried in the cemetery of the Presbyterian church (built in 1839 to succeed a previous building). It's a great place for a stroll. It even has its own Flickr group.
SR: Listed 1979-08-09
NR: Listed 1980-09-18
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Now gone
360 degree image of Back Hoe waiting for Tilly
Very Large Size image at (lots of detail)
www.pbase.com/frim/image/40406936
Palace Amusements Building (ID#3705)
201-207 Lake Avenue
SR: 10/12/2000
NR: 11/22/2000 (NR Reference #: 00001406)
Asbury Park Casino and Carousel (ID#1951)
Lake Avenue at the Boardwalk
COE: 1/11/1990
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Bell Labs
600 Mountain Avenue
SHPO Opinion: 9/20/2002
Bell Labs (ID#4081)
Also located in:
Union County, Berkeley Heights Township
Wikipedia: Bell Labs
Bell Labs at Murray Hill, NJ Bell Laboratories (also known as Bell Labs and formerly known as AT&T Bell Laboratories and Bell Telephone Laboratories) is part of the research and development organization of Alcatel-Lucent and previously the United States Bell System.
Bell Labs is headquartered at Murray Hill, New Jersey, in the USA
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My favorite historic site
Lucy
Margate City
Decatur and Atlantic avenues
SR: 4/7/1971
NR: 8/12/1971 (NR Reference #: 71000493)
Lucy, The Margate Elephant (NHL, ID#383)
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Deacon Andrew Hetfield House
Circa 1760
Constitution Plaza
Mountainside, New Jersey
Hetfield, Deacon Andrew, House (added 1989 - Building - #89001004)
Constitution Plaza, Mountainside
Historic Significance: Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: Italianate, Stick/Eastlake, Georgian
Historic Person: Hetfield,Deacon Andrew
Significant Year: 1842, 1873, 1760
Area of Significance: Architecture, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Museum
The Deacon Andrew Hetfield House is the centerpiece and headquarters of
the Mountainside Historic Preservation Committee. Erected in three
phases, the first 1-1/2 story section of the house was built in 1760, with the
center one-story section added and then a two-story section with an
additional second floor added over the center. It is believed that the work
was completed by 1830. Bay windows were added in the 1840's and 1870's.
The house was owned by the Hetfield family and their descendants until
1946. In addition to the Hetfield residence, the house was used as a tea
room in the 1930's and as an antique store in the 1940's and 1980's.
Since the house's move in 1985 from Route 22 to its present location, the
house has been owned by the Borough of Mountainside and maintained by
the Mountainside Historic Preservation Committee for use as a museum
and a meeting place for the people of Mountainside.
The Deacon Andrew Hetfield House was registered onto both the New
Jersey Register of Historic Places and the
National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
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Barnegat Lighthouse (ID#2271)
Northern end of Long Beach Island
SR: 9/11/1970
NR: 1/25/1971 (NR Reference #: 71000512)
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Alice Paul's Birthplace *** (added 1989 - Building - #89000774)
Also known as Feyerherm Farm
118 Hooten Rd., Mt. Laurel Township
Historic Significance: Person
Historic Person: Paul,Alice
Significant Year: 1916
Area of Significance: Politics/Government, Social History
Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic, Social
Current Sub-function: Civic, Single Dwelling
Alice Paul was the architect of some of the most outstanding political achievements on behalf of women in the 20th century. Born on January 11, 1885 to Quaker parents in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, Alice Paul dedicated her life to the single cause of securing equal rights for all women.
Few individuals have had as much impact on American history as has Alice Paul. Her life symbolizes the long struggle for justice in the United States and around the world. Her vision was the ordinary notion that women and men should be equal partners in society.
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The T. Thomas Fortune House is a National
Historic Landmark, an official designation
conveyed only to sites of exceptional national
significance. It is the sole such landmark in
New Jersey associated with African American
history, and should be a source of pride.
From "Preservation NJ"
On their 10 Most Endangered List
T. Thomas Fortune House (NHL, ID#2044)
SHPO Opinion: 9/1/1978
94 West Bergen Place
SR: 8/16/1979
NR: 12/8/1976 (NR Reference #: 76001171)
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Duderstadt Barn (ID#4262)
30 Dubois Road
Warren Township, NJ
COE: 7/19/2000
The Duderstadt barn contains the key characteristics of a fachwerk barn: two stories, half timbered with infilled, plastered walls and a jerkinhead, or clipped, gable roof.
from Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE)
The Duderstadt Barn is owned by the Somerset County Park Commission. The rare, two-story, German half-timbered (fachwerk) barn was originally constructed in 1847. Construction consists of timbers with pegged, mortise-and-tenon connections, and close-studded timbers and rubble stone (nogging) interior and exterior walls.
Although the barn has a high level of interest in the Somerset County community, the overall condition of the barn is poor with major structural posts and girts failed and the weight of the barn being carried by the nogging. In addition, the barn is leaning at approximately 5 degrees. WJE was retained to temporarily stabilize the barn.
Stabilization design:
Installed a system of cables and a horizontal strut to prevent further rotation/leaning of the barn and to increase the lateral load carrying capacity of the barn
Installed temporary columns and foundations to restore vertical load carrying capacity
Constructed temporary gussets to restore support of several beams
Designed all stabilization work to minimize permanent effects on the visual appearance of the interior and exterior of the barn
NOTE: My photograph was taken in late February, 2008. What is seen in the shot is the protective materials which are covering the barn. There are additional shots in my Flickr Duderstadt Barn set of the barn and other aspects of the property (including three of what lies under the current exterior of the barn that were provided by WJE).
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This is Lambert Castle. Built in 1892 by Catholina Lambert, a captain of the Silk industry in Paterson, NJ. The Castle is now a museum owned by the Passaic County Parks Dept
Valley Road; Garrett Mountain Reservation
SR: 11/25/1975
NR: 6/3/1976 (NR Reference #: 76001180)
Lambert Castle (Belle Vista) (ID#2385).
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Thomas Smith House ** (added 1990 - Building - #90001437)
Also known as General Clinton House;HABS NJ 504
1645 Hainesport--Mt. Laurel Rd., Mount Laurel
Historic Significance: Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Other
Historic Person: Clinton,Gen. Sir Henry
Significant Year: 1740, 1778, 1738
Area of Significance: Architecture, Military
Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1750-1799
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Wonderful old photographs of many homes like this from Burlington county can be found at:
www.state.nj.us/state/darm/links/guides/pewan001.html
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Morris Canal
Rockaway, NJ
SHPO Opinion: 4/27/2004
SR: 11/26/1973
NR: 10/1/1974 (NR Reference #: 74002228)
Top right picture (courtesy of the Canal Society of NJ) during years of operation; bottom right as it is today, a parking lot.
From the Canal Society of NJ website:
The Morris Canal, connecting Phillipsburg on the Delaware River with Jersey City on the Hudson River, was a unique canal. In its 102 mile length it went through elevation changes that totaled 1,674 feet. To overcome most of these changes the canal boats were moved over 23 “inclined planes”. The boats were cradled in “plane cars” that moved up or down the plane on rails with the power supplied by water from the upper level of the canal – this water flowing through a “Scotch turbine” located deep underground. This system made the Morris Canal unique. The canal connected the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvanian’s Lehigh Valley with the New York-New Jersey markets and thus significantly aided in the development of industry and cities in that area. It permitted the revival of the languishing iron industry in North Jersey and generally accelerated the development of the northern part of the state. Farm products, manufactured goods, raw materials and construction materials were also moved. The canal was the primary impetus for these developments because it was the only efficient bulk transportation system in operation in North Jersey during the first half of the nineteenth century. The second half of the nineteenth century saw the development of a more efficient bulk transportation system – the railroads – that eventually put the Morris Canal out of business.
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Morgan Draw Bridge (ID#3326)
NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line, Milepost 3.22 over Cheesequake
Creek SHPO Opinion: 2/11/1997
The Morgan secetion of Sayerville is a tiny historic section of the state. There is still a cobble stone road (local stones) off Old Spye Rd that goes down to the water, a couple of very old, small graveyards (hard to find, even one in a private yard).
If you do go be sure to eat in the Morgan Fishery.
www.flickr.com/photos/frim5246/537863832
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Evesham Friends Meeting House ** (added 1982 - Building - #82003268)
Also known as Mount Laurel Meeting House
Moorestown-Mt. Laurel and Hainesport-Mt. Laurel Rds. (Evesboro Rd.), Mt. Laurel
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: Other
Area of Significance: Architecture, Religion, Military
Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Religion
Historic Sub-function: Church School, Religious Structure
Current Function: Religion
Current Sub-function: Church School, Religious Structure
from Waymark.com
The historical sign on the front of the property states the meeting house was built in 1760 with an addition being built in 1798. There is a brick which bears the second date. The actual congregation was officially formed in 1695. It is located at the intersection of Hainesport Mount Laurel & Mount Laurel Roads, on the Mount Laurel Road side.
This large structure is typical in design of the meeting houses built by members of the Society of Friends in the Delaware Valley. It is unusual, although not unique, in being constructed of stone. The stone is laid as coursed ashlar on the front - that is, cut into regular blocks and laid in rows - and random rubble on the sides and rear.
Although traces of different building periods are scarcely discernible, the building was constructed in two phases. The older section to the east was erected in 1760; it was extended by half its length to the east in 1798. Also dating from the late 18th century are the pews, wide board wainscoting, stairs, and gallery supported on wooden columns. The only alterations have been the installation of a stove in 1877 and of electric lights in the 20th century.
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US Lifesaving Station #5 Takanassee Beach Club Historic
District (ID#4646)
SHPO Opinion: 8/20/2004
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Grace Episcopal Church (added 2002 - Building - #02000106)
600 Cleveland Ave., Plainfield City
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Wilson, Charles, et al., Gibson, Robert W.
Architectural Style: Gothic Revival
Area of Significance: Performing Arts, Art, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Religion
Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
Current Function: Religion
Current Sub-function: Religious Structure
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Delaware and Raritan Canal ** (added 1973 - District - #73001105)
Follows the Delaware River to Trenton, then E to New Brunswick, Lambertville
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: No Style Listed
Area of Significance: Engineering, Transportation, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: State
Historic Function: Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function: Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function: Park, Single Dwelling
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This historic building has been many things over the years. The current signs on it say Antiques Castle.
Waring, Orville, T., House (added 1979 - Building - #79003252)
Also known as Runyon Funeral Home
900 Park Ave., Plainfield
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Smith,Charles H.
Architectural Style: Late Victorian
Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1875-1899
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function: Business
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Great Beds Light (ID#4106)
Raritan Bay
SHPO Opinion: 1/22/2003
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Nathaniel Drake House (added 1973 - Building - #73001135)
Also known as Drake House Museum
602 W. Front St., Plainfield
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Drake,Nathaniel
Architectural Style: Gothic Revival
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1850-1874
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Museum
Home of the Historical Society of Plainfield.
The Drake House was built in 1746 by Isaac Drake as a home for his son, Nathaniel. Nathaniel Drake, his wife, Dorothy, and his daughters, Sarah and Phebe, were all patriots. The sons of the family, Abraham, Cornelius, and Isaac, served in the Essex and Somerset Counties militia, and their freed slave, Cesar, was a wagoneer with the Continental forces. Washington and his officers were often entertained here when in the area on military maneuvers.
In 1864, John S. Harberger, a wealthy businessman from New York, bought the Drake House and undertook a major modernization of the old house, adapting it to his extravagant way of life. This included the addition of a huge mansard roof, which created more room upstairs for a high-ceilinged ballroom, a bay window off the parlor, a high tower in the rear, a side entrance, and a turret on the opposite end.
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Longstreet Farm
Holmdel, New Jersey,
Listed: 1979-11-29
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Cedarbrook Park
South Plainfield NJ
Cedar Brook Park (ID#4718)
SR: 6/25/2007
There is a small lake in Cedarbrook Park in Plainfield that connects via this stream to what used to be Spring Lake in South Plainfield. This photo shows the Cedarbrook Avenue Bridge which goes over the stream. When we were young, we called an older version of this crossing the White Bridge. You could ice skate from either town to the other but you had to throw yourself on the ice and slide under this bridge if you didn't want to walk. The newer one is much higher (or maybe it is just my memory?).
From the South Plainfield Historic Society: This area of New Jersey was occupied by the British from December 2, 1776 to June 22, 1777. Much activity took place in this vicinity during the spring and summer of 1777. There were continuing British and Continental Army movements between Perth Amboy and New Brunswick. It is documented that General Washington and his troops had an encampment in the New Market section of Piscataway and it is believed that British troops led by General Cornwallis moved towards General Washington and likely crossed Spring Lake on an old log road. In response, Washington sought a higher vantage point to view British troop movements and relocated his regiment to what became known as “Washington Rock”.
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Carlton Theatre (ID#2042)
99 Monmouth Street
COE: 3/7/1990
Carlton Theatre (ID#2042)
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Photo of my grandmother from July 1944 in Asbury Park. In the background is either Convention Hall, or the extention of The Grand Arcade. More on this landmark below.
One of the most distinctive and majestic landmarks along the New Jersey shore, Asbury Park's Convention Hall and Paramount Theatre is a multi-purpose venue of two separate buildings joined by a Grand Arcade.
Convention Hall, located on the boardwalk and extending out over the beach, has a capacity of up to 3,600, depending upon the event. It features an impressive stage area and a spacious arena floor.
The historic Paramount Theatre is a showcase for music and performing arts. The seating capacity of this acoustically superior facility is approximately 1,600 persons. The Paramount has been described as simultaneously majestic and intimate.
Connecting the two buildings is a Grand Arcade, through which the famous Asbury Park boardwalk extends. Warren and Wetmore designed the architectural landmark in 1923. They also designed New York City's Grand Central Station. The buildings are included on the state and national registers of historic places.
ASBURY PARK CONVENTION HALL
and PARAMOUNT THEATRE
on the world famous Boardwalk
Ocean Avenue between Fifth and Sunset
Asbury Park, New Jersey 07712
Information Line: 732-897-8810
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Plainfield Railroad Station ** (added 1984 - Building - #84002837)
North Ave., Plainfield
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Osgood,Joseph, Gilbert,Bradford L.
Architectural Style: Renaissance
Area of Significance: Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Owner: State
Historic Function: Transportation
Historic Sub-function: Rail-Related
Current Function: Transportation
Current Sub-function: Rail-Related
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All or portions of West Broadway, Ryle, Wayne, and McBride avenues;
Grand, Morris, Barbour, Spruce, Market, Mill, Van Houten, Curtis, and
River streets; and the Passaic River
SR: 5/27/1971
NR: 4/17/1970 (NR Reference #: 70000391)
Great Falls of Paterson / Society For Useful Manufactures Historic
District (NHL, ID#2383)
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Smalley/Wormser House
84 Mountain Avenue
Warren, NJ
ID#2590
SR: 4/27/1978
NR: 10/19/1978 (NR Reference #: 78001798)
From the Union County Voice
The Smalley-Wormser House, a private home at 94 Mountain Avenue, dates from the last quarter of the 18th century.
The Smalley-Wormser House was originally built as a small, country farmhouse in the New Jersey Dutch colonial style, according to research by Eileen Cameron, upon whose writings this article is based. It sits on a knoll 200 feet north of a stream with the back of the house, where the original kitchen was located, facing south to catch the sunlight even in winter’s dreariest days. The house is of wood construction, 24 feet wide and 33 feet long, with two chimneys, one on either side. A large beehive Dutch oven can be seen on the west side of the house alongside the fireplace in the original kitchen. The windows on the second floor are small eyebrow or knee windows. The original beams are exposed in the living room. Wide floor boards are found in the 19th century portion of the house.
The structure was built in what is known as the “half-house” style, that is, one room wide and two rooms deep, and two and a half stories high; the front elevation gave the appearance of half a house, with two windows in the center and the front door at the end of the house rather than in the middle. This was done to enable the owner, when finances permitted, to enlarge the house by adding another identical half. The two sections when combined had the appearance of the traditional house with a door in the center and windows on either side. This is what happened in 1848-50 when Bartholomew Wormser bought the house and doubled its size.
The Colonial house consisted of, on the first floor, a front living-sleeping room and a back room which served as the kitchen/living room. This is the area where the
fireplace and Dutch oven are seen. The second floor consisted of two bedrooms, one in the front and one in the back. The third floor under the eaves may have been a sleeping loft as it has a high ceiling, and may also have been used for storage.
In 1848-50 the house was doubled in size but its character did not change. The exterior of the new half was made to look much like the older section; for example, the
second story window matched the existing eyebrow window (although the 19th century window is much shallower than the 18th century one). By mid-century, then, the house consisted, on the first floor, of a dining room [the old living room] and the kitchen, with fireplace and Dutch oven, a narrow hallway that curved around a central staircase separating the new from the old half, and front and rear sitting rooms in the new half. The bake oven’s cast iron door bears the legend, “Design Patented 1848.” The second story now contained the two old bedrooms, a hallway, and two new bedrooms, front and rear. The attic or sleeping loft almost exactly matched its 18th century predecessor excepting the type of jointing and quality of lumber. The beams in the older section are obviously rougher, barely more than trimmed trees, while those in the new section are smoother. Moreover, the older beams are joined by round wooden pegs, the newer by nails. Some of the attic beams in the newer half have arrows scratched on them, indicating the direction in which they were to be placed. The floors in the newer section are wide pine planks. The right or older side of the house now contains one large first floor room which until 1950 was two rooms. Dormers upstairs, bathrooms and a porch are more recent additions. In 1946 indoor plumbing replaced the old outhouse. Until the 20th Century a well 15 feet to the rear of the kitchen supplied water for cooking, bathing and drinking.
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EAST JERSEY STATE PRISON (formally Rahway Prison)
From NJ State Registry site -
New Jersey State Reformatory (East Jersey State Prison) (ID#3341)
Rahway Avenue
SHPO Opinion: 12/12/1991
Please view large to enjoy the shot as I originally saw it :) farm3.static.flickr.com/2117/2410517665_712f734374_b.jpg
EJSP provides maximum, medium and minimum security programs for adult male offenders. The Bureau of State Use Industries/DEPTCOR operates clothing, metal fabrication and furniture shops in the facility.
Some Quotes from Wiki
The prison is known for three high-profile professional boxers who were at one time incarcerated there. Former middleweight contender Rubin Carter, freed in 1985 after being sentenced to two consecutive life terms, was featured in the 1975 Bob Dylan song "Hurricane" and the 1999 film The Hurricane.[26] Dwight Muhammad Qawi, became a two-time world champion after leaving Rahway. A contemporary of Qawi, James Scott, was a title contender of the same era who fought many times inside the prison itself, including a fight against Qawi in 1981.
The prison served as the filming location for the documentary Scared Straight! The prison is also the birthplace of the Lifers' Group, in which prison inmates participate in a government-sponsored rap music program, recording such songs as "The Real Deal" and "Belly of the Beast" to discourage children from becoming criminals.
The prison's distinctive architecture, with its large dome and imposing metal gates, has appeared in many films including Lock Up, Crazy Joe, Rounders, Malcolm X , He Got Game, The Hurricane, and Ocean's Eleven.
The prison is mentioned in the beginning of episode 104 of Arrested Development. George Bluth is concerned for his prison's softball team because they are "Playing Rahway next week."
"Rahway Prison" is mentioned in the lyrics of the Traveling Wilburys 1988 song "Tweeter and the Monkey Man", and "Rahway State" is mentioned in the lyrics of the East River Pipe song "Where Does All The Money Go?".
"The prison can also be seen at the end of the remake of the 2001 remake of ocean's eleven (2001)."
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Saint Mary's Catholic Church Complex (added 1985 - Building - #85000785)
Liberty and W. 6th Sts., Plainfield
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: O'Rourke,Jeremiah
Architectural Style: Gothic, Other
Area of Significance: Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Religion
Historic Sub-function: Church Related Residence, Church School, Religious Structure
Current Function: Religion
Current Sub-function: Church Related Residence, Church School, Religious Structure
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Walt Whitman House, Camden
Walt Whitman's home in Camden, where he spent the last years of his life revising Leaves of Grass, receiving visitors such as Oscar Wilde and Thomas Eakins, and talking with biographer and companion Horace Traubel.
330 Mickle Boulevard
Camden, NJ 08102
www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/historic/whitman/inde...
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Woodbridge Township
See Main Entry / Filed Location:
Barron Library
582 Rahway Avenue
NR: 11/11/1977 (NR Reference #: 77000886)
SR: 8/26/1977
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Woodbridge is proud to have a building listed on the national Register of Historic Places. The Barron Library building built in 1877 and located at 582 Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge Proper now serves as a center for the arts for residents of Woodbridge Township and Central New Jersey. The beautiful Richardsonian Revival style building with its stained glass windows and clock tower provides an intimate setting for a variety of arts activities. Musical performances in a variety of styles, a forum for poets, readers and audience alike known as PoetsWednesday and art exhibitions by nationally artists and craftsmen in addition to the work of notable New Jersey artists have graced the gallery of the Barron Arts Center. Recently, the building was made disabled accessible so now everyone can enjoy the programs including the special exhibitions such as the annual model train display which serve to provide something of interest to all community members.
With the support of the Woodbridge Township Cultural Arts Commission and under the direction of Cynthia Knight, the Barron Arts Center offers programming to the public free of charge. Patrons seeking opportunities to volunteer time and services can get involved with our "Friends of the Arts" volunteers, a support group for the Barron Arts Center. For further information or to be on the mailing list for upcoming events, please call the staff of the center, weekdays from 8:30am - 4:30pm at 634-0413.
Gallery hours are Mon-Fri 11:00am-4:00pm, Sat 2:00pm-4:00pm, Sun 2:00pm-4:00pm, closed Holidays.
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905 Washington Avenue, Green Brook, NJ
ID#3982
SHPO Opinion: 3/19/1996
This property is currently privately owned. As you can see in the photograph, it is now the home of Hay Hill Kennels. They describe their services as including: "Puppy Play Time, Indoor/Outdoor Runs, Individual Tlc, Geriatric Care, Day Care, Abka Accredited Kennel, Air Conditioned, Owner On Premise, Modern Kennel Facilities, For Dogs And Cats, Boarding All Breeds."
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Holmes-Hendrickson House Circa 1754
(added 1978 - Building - #78001776)
N of Holmdel,
Holmdel
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Firehouse No. 4 (added 1993 - Building - #93000133)
Also known as Netherwood Fire Station
1015 South Ave., Plainfield
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: Mission/Spanish Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Government
Historic Sub-function: Fire Station
Current Function: Government
Current Sub-function: Fire Station
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Hibernia Methodist Episcopal Church (ID#2240)
Green Pond Road, Rockaway
SHPO Opinion: 12/15/1980
This church was also known as the Holy Trinity Church and is currently a library.
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Pentax_J0E [deleted] says:
NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office
New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places:
Old Scots Burying Ground (ID#3777)
Gordon's Corner Road
NR: 8/15/2001 (NR Reference #: 01000841)
SR: 6/19/2001
See 21 More Photos From This Site!
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Duke Estate
ID#2514
Bounded by US Route 206, Roycefield Road and the Raritan River
Hillsbourgh, NJ
SHPO Opinion: 9/16/1983
DOE: 2/12/1985
NJ Star Ledger, March 21, 2008
“The Hillsborough estate owned by Doris Duke, who died in 1993 at age 80, was long renowned as a private place, with statuary, man-made lakes and ornate buildings locked behind stone walls. For nearly 50 years, however, one major exception was the collection of 11 internationally themed gardens, cultivated beneath soaring glass conservatories, which Duke designed herself and opened for tours in 1964.
Come May 25, that glimpse of Duke's world will close, as plans are made for other parts of the property to open to the public.”
Given this unfortunate decision, my photo is of the small bridge in the Chinese Garden. Go soon if you want to see it as it is likely to be gone at the end of next month.
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