New Jersey - Essex County
Essex County New Jersey (Page 5) has 25 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Temple B'Nai Abraham, Tiffany & Company Stationers and Silver and Gold Smiths, Trinity Cathedral, Upper Montclair Station and Watchung Avenue Station.

Many famous people are associated with these Essex County historic places including Prinz, Joachim, Rabbi, James Miller Baxter Jr., Thomas C. Van Reyper, William Augustus Brewer Jr. and Simon Van Ness.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Essex County places including Nathan Myers, Schweitzer & Diemer, Josiah James, Richard Upjohn, Olmstead Brothers, Thomas C. Veale, Holmes & Von Schmid, Goodwillie & Moran, Thomas C. Van Reyper and Theophilus Ward. Prominent architectural styles found in Essex Country are Tudor Revival, Italianate and Classical Revival.

State Street Public School (added 1990 - - #90001201)
15 State St. , Newark
Rajkiran93, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Baxter,James Miller,Jr.
Significant Year:
1869, 1882, 1845
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Research Facility
Stone Eagles (added 1988 - - #86003005)
Also known as Mochary House
60 Undercliff Rd. , Montclair
Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Olmstead Bros., Goodwillie & Moran
Architectural Style:
Other, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Stone House by the Stone House Brook (added 1991 - - #87001333)
219 S. Orange Ave. , South Orange
Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Person
Historic Person:
Brewer,William Augustus,Jr.
Significant Year:
1773, 1966
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Education, Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development
Cultural Affiliation:
Rural American
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Stone, Lucy, House (added 1986 - - #86003057)
Also known as Smith House
118 N. Mountain Ave. , Montclair
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Sydenham House (added 1970 - - #70000384)
Old Road to Bloomfield, at Heller Pkwy. , Newark
OgreBot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Symington House (added 1979 - - #79001487)
Also known as Continental House;Trinity House
2 Park Place , Newark
Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
Temple B'Nai Abraham (added 2007 - - #07000358)
Also known as Deliverance EVangelistic Center, Deliverance Temple
621 Clinton Ave. , Newark
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Myers, Nathan
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Historic Person:
Prinz, Joachim, Rabbi
Area of Significance:
Religion, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church School, Religious Structure
Tiffany & Company Stationers and Silver and Gold Smiths (added 1987 - - #87002261)
Also known as Tiffany & Company Factory
792--820 Highland Ave. , Newark
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Schweitzer & Diemer
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Park
Current Function:
Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Park
Trinity Cathedral (added 1972 - - #72000793)
Broad and Rector Sts. , Newark
Jim.henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Upjohn,Richard, James,Josiah
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Georgian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Upper Montclair Station (added 1984 - - #84002673)
275 Bellvue Ave. , Upper Montclair
DanTD, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Veale,Thomas C.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Van Ness House (added 1977 - - #77000862)
236 Little Falls Rd. , Fairfield
Walter Van Ness, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Van Ness,Simon
Significant Year:
1720
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Van Reyper-Bond House (added 1979 - - #79001483)
848 Valley Rd. , Montclair
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Van Reyper,Thomas C.
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Van Reyper,Thomas C.
Significant Year:
1872
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
Varno, A. J., House (added 1986 - - #86003024)
Also known as Poteet House
387 Park St. , Montclair
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Von Schmid House (added 1988 - - #86002974)
Also known as Pitha House
580 Park St. , Montclair
Snowilli, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Holmes & Von Schmid
Architectural Style:
Other, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Vreeland Homestead (added 1994 - - #94001217)
Also known as Woman's Club of Nutley
216 Chesnut St. , Nutley
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse
Ward-Force House and Condit Family Cook House (added 1981 - - #81000391)
366 S. Livingston Ave. , Livingston
Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ward,Theophilus
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Wars of America (added 1994 - - #94001257)
Military Park, 614--706 Broad St. , Newark
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Borglum,Gutzon
Area of Significance:
Art
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Watchung Avenue Station (added 1984 - - #84002674)
Park St. , Montclair
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
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
Weequahic Park Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000013)
Roughly bounded by Meeker Ave., Dayton St., the Union County border and Maple Ave. , Newark
Dinopup, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Wickcliffe Presbyterian Church (added 1978 - - #78001761)
Also known as 13th Avenue Presbyterian Church
111 13th Ave. , Newark
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wood,William Halsey
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Wight, Allyn, House (added 1988 - - #86003007)
Also known as Crumb House
75 Gates Ave. , Montclair
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McKim,Mead & White
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Williams-Harrison House (added 1979 - - #79001488)
126 Eagle Rock Ave. , Roseland
Lalmeister, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Law, Agriculture, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Woman's Club of Upper Montclair (added 2012 - - #12000594)
200 Cooper Ave., Montclair
Snowilli, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Wood, W. H., House (added 1986 - - #86003026)
Also known as Carter House
136 Bellevue Ave. , Montclair
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Wynnewood (added 1986 - - #86003040)
Also known as Lautenberg House
36 Stonebridge Rd. , Montclair
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling

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