New Jersey - Middlesex County - Historic Districts
Middlesex County New Jersey (Historic Districts) has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Princeton Nurseries Historic District, Cranbury Historic District, Delaware and Raritan Canal, Helme, G. W., Snuff Mill District and King's Highway Historic District.

Many famous people are associated with these Middlesex County historic places including William Flemer III, William Flemer Jr., HEnry Greenland, James Crawford Thom, Anna W. Whittlesey and Watson Whittlesey.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Middlesex County places including Rolf W. Bauhan, William Jr. Flemer, Helme Tobacco Co., Louis H. Giele, John Charles Olmstead, George K. Parsell and Francis George Hasselman. Prominent architectural styles found in Middlesex Country are Greek Revival, Colonial and Colonial Revival.

Cedar Brook Park (added 2007 - - #07000878)
Roughly bounded Steel Ave., Arlington Ave., Park Ave., Rose St. and Laramie Rd., Kenyon Ave., Parkside Rd. , Borough of South Plainfield
Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Cranbury Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002502)
Also known as See Also:Old Cranbury School
Off U.S. 130 , Cranbury
Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Bungalow/Craftsman, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Commerce
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Delaware and Raritan Canal (added 1973 - - #73001105)
Follows the Delaware River to Trenton, then E to New Brunswick , New Brunswick
Zeete, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Helme, G. W., Snuff Mill District (added 1980 - - #80002503)
Irregular pattern along Main St. , Helmetta
Mifter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry, Community Planning And Development
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Industrial
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
King's Highway Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001493)
Also known as Upper Road, Lincoln Highway
NJ 27, US 206 , S. Brunswick Township
Mr. Matt\u00e9, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Military, Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Local, State, Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Kingston Mill Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000707)
Roughly bounded by Herrontown, River, Princeton-Kingston Rds., and lots W of Princeton Twp. , South Brunswick
Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Colonial, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Greenland,HEnry
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Kingston Village Historic District (added 1990 - - #89002163)
Also known as Kingstown
Roughly NJ 27 from Raymond Rd. to Delaware & Raritan Canal, Church St., Laurel Ave., Heathcote Brook Rd., & Academy St. , Kingston
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 1700-1749
Owner:
State, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Livingston Avenue Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000072)
Also known as See Also:Guest,Henry,House
Area surrounding Livingston Ave. between Half and Morris Sts. , New Brunswick
Rcbutcher, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Parsell,George K., Giele,Louis H.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, State, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Funerary, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Library, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Funerary, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Library, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Livingston Manor Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000672)
Roughly bounded by Cleveland, Grant, Harrison, Lawrence, Lincoln, Madison and N. 2nd Aves. and River Rd. , Highland Park Borough
Zeete, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Hasselman, Francis George
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Whittlesey, Anna W., Whittlesey, Watson
Significant Year:
1909, 1897, 1906
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
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
Middlesex Avenue-Woodwild Park Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001396)
Borough of Metuchen, Borough of Metuchen
Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1860-1949 AD
Old Bridge Historic District (added 1977 - - #77000882)
Also known as Old Bridge
NJ 18 , East Brunswick
Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Thom,James Crawford
Significant Year:
1920, 1800
Area of Significance:
Art, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Princeton Nurseries Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000899)
Also known as Princeton Nurseries Kingston Site
Generally along Mapleton Rd. and Ridge Rd. , Plainsboro and South Brunswick
Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bauhan, Rolf W., Flemer, William Jr.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
William Flemer Jr., William Flemer III
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local, State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Horticulture Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Government Office, Single Dwelling
Raritan Landing Archeological District (Boundary Increase) (added 1984 - - #84002738)
Also known as See Also:Raritan Landing Archaeological District
Address Restricted , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Economics, Exploration/Settlement
Cultural Affiliation:
American Coastal
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Local, State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Road Up Raritan Historic District (added 1997 - - #97001146)
Also known as River Road
Along River Rd., from Ellis Pkwy to 899 River Rd. , Piscataway Township
Zeete, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Six Mile Run Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001191)
Also known as See Also:Delaware and Raritan Canal and bridgetender's house
Roughly bounded by Grouse Rd., Amwell Rd., Bennetts Ln., NJ 27, Bunker Hill Rd. and the Millstone R. , Franklin Park
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Early Republic, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
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