New Jersey - Monmouth County - Historic Districts
Monmouth County New Jersey (Historic Districts) has 19 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 6 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Camp Evans Historic District, Fort Hancock and the Sandy Hook Proving Ground Historic District, Jersey Homesteads Historic District, Monmouth Battlefield and Navesink Light Station.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Matapeas, Tawapung and Seapeckne dating back to 1600.

Several famous people are associated with these Monmouth County historic places including Ben Shahn, Guglielmo Marconi, J.P. Allaire and Lewis Morris.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Monmouth County places including White, JG, Engineering Corporation, Alfred Kastner, Joseph Lederle, US Dept. of Interior, US Lighthouse Board, US Army, John T. & et al. Rowland, John Bower and Ernest A. Arend. Prominent architectural styles found in Monmouth Country are Late Victorian, Federal and Georgian.

Allaire Village (added 1974 - - #74001174)
Also known as Howell Works;Monmouth Furnace
3 mi. SE of Farmingdale on NJ 524 , Farmingdale
Antiquaria, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Allaire,J.P.
Significant Year:
1831, 1750
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1750-1799
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
Allenhurst Residential Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000353)
Roughly bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Main St, Cedar Ave, Hume St, and Elberon Ave , Allenhurst
Apc106, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Arend, Ernest A.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Allentown Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003284)
Also known as Allens Town;Borough of Allentown;See Also:Cafferty Grist Mil
N. and S. Main Sts. , Allentown
Apc106, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al, Bower,John
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Late Victorian, Federal
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Transportation, Education, Invention, Architecture, Military, Industry, Commerce, Religion
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, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Camp Evans Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000274)
Also known as Camp Evams Signal Laboratory, Marconi Belmar Station;Signal Corps Radar Laboratory
2201 Marconi Rd. (Wall Township) , New Bedford
Apc106, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
White, JG, Engineering Corporation, Rowland,John T. & et al.
Historic Person:
Marconi, Guglielmo
Significant Year:
1946, 1914
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture, Communications, Engineering, Invention, Military
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social
Historic Sub-function:
College, Communications Facility, Meeting Hall, Military Facility, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Fort Hancock and the Sandy Hook Proving Ground Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002505)
Also known as Fort Hancock
NJ 36 , Fort Hancock and vicinity
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Military, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State, Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification, Military Facility
Current Function:
Defense, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Military Facility, Park
Fort Monmouth Historic District (added 2014 - - #13000764)
Oceanport Borough, Oceanport Borough
Shleybe216, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Imlaystown Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000032)
Also known as See also:Salter's Mill
Roughly Imlaystown-Davis Station Rd., and Imlaystown-Red Valley Rd. , Upper Freehold Township
Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Jersey Homesteads Historic District (added 1983 - - #83004053)
Also known as Roosevelt Borough
All that area within the corporate boundaries of the Borough of Roosevelt , Roosevelt
Apc106, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
US Dept. of Interior, Kastner,Alfred
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Historic Person:
Shahn,Ben
Significant Year:
1938, 1933
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Art, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Middletown Village Historic District (added 1974 - - #74001177)
Also known as Kings Highway Historic District
Irregular pattern---both sides of Kings Highway, S and W of NJ 35 , Middletown
Shleybe216, 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:
Politics/Government, Military, Exploration/Settlement, Religion
Period of Significance:
1650-1699
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Monmouth Battlefield (added 1966 - - #66000467)
Also known as Monmouth Battlefield State Park
NW of Freehold on NJ 522, W of Rte. 9 , Freehold
Deadstar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Navesink Historic District (added 1975 - - #75001148)
Also known as See Also: Navesink Light Station NHL
Roughly triangular area including both sides of Monmouth Ave. and Locust Ave. to junction with Hillside and Grand Aves. , Navesink
Mr. Matt\u00e9, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
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
Navesink Light Station (added 2006 - - #06000237)
Also known as Twin Lights Historic Site, See also: Navesink Historic District
100 Government-Lighthouse Rd. , Highlands
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
US Lighthouse Board, Lederle, Joseph
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Navesink Military Reservation (added 2015 - - #15000011)
Middletown Township, Middletown Township
Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Military, Engineering, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949 AD
Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association District (added 1976 - - #76001170)
Bounded by Fletcher Lake, NJ 71, Lake Wesley, and the Ocean , Ocean Grove
Zeete, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
Parker Homestead (added 2011 - - #11000966)
235 Rumson Rd., Little Silver
Apc106, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architectural Style:
Federal, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Shrewsbury Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001779)
Also known as See Also:Allen House
Broad and Sycamore Sts. , Shrewsbury
Shleybe216, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Tinton Falls Historic District (added 1977 - - #77000888)
Also known as See Also:Old Mill at Tinton Falls
Irregular pattern along Tinton and Sycamore Aves. , Tinton Falls
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Morris,Lewis
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Industry, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Matapeas, Tawapung, Seapeckne
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Walnford (added 1976 - - #76001167)
Also known as Walnford Historic District;Waln's Mill
S of Allentown off CR 539 , Allentown
Blakefoto, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Water Witch Club Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000147)
Also known as Monmouth Hills
Roughly bounded by NJ 36, Water Wich Dr., Sea View Terrace, Park Way, Windlass Path and Serpentine Dr. , Middletown Township
Zeete, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, Shingle Style
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Civic, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Civic, Single Dwelling
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