National Register of Historic Places - New Jersey (NJ), 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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