New Jersey - Union County - Historic Districts
Union County New Jersey (Historic Districts) has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance. Significant places include Baltusrol Golf Club, Crescent Area Historic District and Singer Factory District, Cedar Brook Park and Fanwood Park Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Union County places including Job Male, A.W. Tillinghast, Chester H. Kirk, Alexander Milne, H.B. Tremaine, C.M. Tremaine and John Charles Olmstead. Prominent architectural styles found in Union Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Italianate and Late Victorian.

Baltusrol Golf Club (added 2005 - - #05000374)
201 Shunpike rd. , Springfield
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tillinghast, A.W., Kirk, Chester H.
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Sport Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Sport Facility
Cedar Brook Park (added 2007 - - #07000878)
Roughly bounded Steel Ave., Arlington Ave., Park Ave., Rose St. and Laramie Rd., Kenyon Ave., Parkside Rd. , Plainfield
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Olmstead, John Charles
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Crescent Area Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002523)
Roughly bounded by Park, Prospect, and Carnegie Aves., 7th and Richmond Sts. , Plainfield
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Male,Job
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Queen Anne, Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Fanwood Park Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000516)
North Ave. and North Martine Ave. , Borough of Fanwood
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Early Republic
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion, Social, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Feltville Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002522)
Also known as Deserted Village;Glenside Park
S of New Providence , New Providence
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Agriculture, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry, Commerce
Cultural Affiliation:
Industrial American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
Green Brook Park (added 2004 - - #04000437)
All parkland from Clinton Ave. to W of West End Ave., and Jct of Lawrence and Parkview Ave., Fisk and Townsend Pls. , Plainfield
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Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Hillside Avenue Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003307)
Hillside Ave. from Watchung Ave. to Martine Ave. , Plainfield
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Milne,Alexander
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Shingle Style, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Mid-Town Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001143)
Also known as See Also:New Jersey Central Railroad Station;First Presbyter
Bounded by Broad, N. Broad, Dickinson, E. Grand, E. Jersey Sts., Commerce Place, Elizabeth Ave. and Martin L. King Plaza, Elizabeth
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Art, Transportation, Religion, Commerce, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Federal, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Religious Structure, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Religious Structure, Specialty Store
North Avenue Commercial District (added 1984 - - #84002836)
Park, North, and Watchung Aves. , Plainfield
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Transportation, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution
North Avenue Commercial Historic District (added 1984 - - #84002776)
Park, North, and Watchung Aves. , Plainfield
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Commerce, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
Plainfield Civic District (added 1993 - - #93000533)
Roughly, Watchung Ave. between E. Fifth and E. Seventh Sts. , Plainfield
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Sport Facility
Singer Factory District (added 1988 - - #88002065)
Also known as Singer Factory
Trumbull St. , Elizabeth
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Invention
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Stoneleigh Park Historic District (added 1988 - - #88002020)
Roughly bounded by Westfield Ave., Shackamaxon Dr., Rahway and Dorian Rd. , Westfield
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tremaine,C.M., Tremaine,H.B.
Architectural Style:
Other, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Summit Downtown Historic District (added 2011 - - #10001116)
Roughly bounded by Springfield Ave, the Village Green, Summit Ave, and Waldron Ave, Summit City
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Van Wyck Brooks Historic District (added 1985 - - #85003337)
Also known as See Also:Waring,Orville Taylor,House
Roughly bounded by Plainfield Ave., W. Eighth St., Park Ave., W. Ninth St. and Madison Ave., and Randolph Rd. , Plainfield
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
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