National Register of Historical Places - NEW JERSEY (NJ), Essex County

Bloomfield Green Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001757)

Bounded by Belleville Ave., Montgomery, Spruce, State, Liberty, and Franklin Sts. , Bloomfield

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Capen,John F.

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Education, Community Planning And Development, Military, Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Branch Brook Park (added 1981 - - #81000392)

Also known as See Also:Sydenham House;Cathedral of the Sacred Heart;Essex

Roughly bounded by Belleville Park, Washington and Clifton Aves., 6th and Orange Sts. , Newark and Belleville

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Olmsted Bros, Bogart & Barrett

Architectural Style:

Other, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Landscape,Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility

Central Avenue Commercial Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001600)

Also known as Central Avenue Shopping Area

560-654 Central Ave. , East Orange

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple, Warren-Warren

Architectural Style:

Other, Tudor Revival, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Edison National Historic Site (added 1966 - - #66000052)

Also known as The Laboratory;Glenmont

Main St. between Alden and Lakeside Sts. , West Orange

Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Edison,Thomas Alva

Significant Year:

1887, 1931

Area of Significance:

Science, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic,Education,Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Research Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park

Enclosure Historic District (added 1974 - - #74001160)

Enclosure and Calico Lane , Nutley

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Von Strom,Barron

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Greek Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Art, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Erwin Park Historic District (added 1986 - - #86002969)

Roughly bounded by Central Ave., Valley Rd., Holland Ter., Midland Ave., and Brunswick Rd. , Montclair

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Nelson,Francis,et al., Van Antwerp,Dudley

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

First Residential District (added 1986 - - #86002963)

Also known as See Also:Crane, Israel, House

Bounded by Mountain and Hillside Aves., Plymouth and Union Sts., Prospect Ter., Hawthorne Pl., Harrison and Gates Aves. , Montclair

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

De Cunha,George,et al., Norris,A.F.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Forest Hill Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001193)

Roughly bounded by Verona Ave., Mt. Prospect Ave., 2nd Ave., and Branch Brook Park , Newark

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Multiple

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private,Local

Historic Function:

Domestic,Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Four Corners Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001061)

Roughly bounded by Raymond Blvd., Mulberry St., Hill St. and Washington St. , Newark

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gilbert, Cass, et.al

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade,Domestic,Industry/Processing/Extraction,Recreation And Culture,Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Theater

Glen Ridge Historic District (added 1982 - - #82004784)

Also known as See Also:Glen Ridge Historic District (Boundary Increase)

Roughly bounded by Bay St., Essex and Midland Aves., Adams Pl., Spencer Rd., and Franklin Pl. , Glen Ridge

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private,Local

Historic Function:

Domestic,Landscape,Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Forest, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Forest, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Glen Ridge Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1988 - - #88002155)

Also known as See Also:Glen Ridge Historic District

N side roughly along Ridgewood and Forest Ave. from Bay to Gray St., S side along Hawthorne, Carteret, and Midland Ave. , Glen Ridge

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private,Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

James Street Commons Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001758)

Also known as See Also:Ballantine Mansion;St Patrick's Pro Cathedral;James

Roughly bounded by Halsey, Warren, Boyden, Bleeker, Orange, and Broad Sts. , Newark

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Rankin & Kewllogg, O'Rourke,Jeremiah

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Art Deco, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Art, Education, Industry, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private,Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade,Domestic

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Lincoln Park Historic District (added 1984 - - #84002646)

Also known as See Also:La Prima Inglesia Hispanica Reformada

Lincoln Park, Clinton Ave., and Spruce and Broad Sts. , Newark

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Italianate, Other

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private,Local

Historic Function:

Domestic,Landscape,Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Park, Single Dwelling, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Park, Single Dwelling, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Llewellyn Park Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000423)

Also known as See Also:Edison National Historic Site

Roughly bounded by Eagle Rock Ave., Main St., Pleasant Ave., and NJ 280 , West Orange

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Haskell,Llewellyn

Significant Year:

1850, 1865, 1913

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private,Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic,Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Park, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park, Single Dwelling

Marlboro Park Historic District (added 1988 - - #86002967)

Roughly along Fairfield St., Waterbury Rd., Montclair Ave., and Watchung Ave. between N. Fullerton and Grove Sts. , Montclair

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Van Antwerp,Dudley

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Military Park Commons Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000649)

Roughly bounded by Washington Pl., McCarter Hwy, E. Park St. and Raymond Blvd. , Newark

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ely, Wilson and John, Guilbert and Betelle

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local,Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade,Domestic,Industry/Processing/Extraction,Landscape,Religion,Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, School, Specialty Store

Miller Street Historic District (added 1988 - - #86002971)

Miller and Fulton Sts. between Elmwood Ave., Elm, and New Sts. , Montclair

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Montrose Park Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000978)

Roughly bounded by S. Orange, Sanford, and Heywood Aves., and Holland Rd. , South Orange

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Shingle Style, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private,Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Morris Canal (added 1974 - - #74002228)

Irregular line beginning at Phillipsburg and ending at Jersey City , Not Applicable

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Morris,Ephraim, Beach,Ephraim

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private,Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Mount Pleasant Cemetery (added 1988 - - #87000836)

375 Broadway , Newark

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Baldwin,Horace E.

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Gothic

Area of Significance:

Art, Landscape Architecture, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

Mountain District (added 1988 - - #86002970)

Roughly bounded by Highland, Bradford, Upper Mountain, and Claremont Aves. , Montclair

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Wallis,Frank E.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

North Broad Street Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000813)

136--148 Broad St. , Newark

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Brown, George, & Company

Architectural Style:

Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Work In Progress

Pine Street Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000175)

Roughly bounded by Glenridge Ave., the NJ TRANSIT Boonton Line, Pine and Baldwin Sts. , Montclair

Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

DePace, Anthony, Holmes, Anthony

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Historic Person:

Lucey, Minnie A.

Significant Year:

1912, 1929, 1937

Area of Significance:

Architecture, European, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade,Domestic,Education,Religion,Social

Historic Sub-function:

Church School, Civic, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Church School, Civic, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Short Hills Park Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002482)

Off NJ 24 , Millburn

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Scott,M.H. Baillie, Albro & Lindeberg

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Shingle Style, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

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

Weequahic Park Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000013)

Roughly bounded by Meeker Ave., Dayton St., the Union County border and Maple Ave. , Newark

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Olmstead Brothers

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local,Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade,Domestic,Education,Landscape,Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store