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

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

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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

Cranbury Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002502)

Also known as See Also:Old Cranbury School

Off U.S. 130 , Cranbury

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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