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

Passaic County New Jersey (Vacant / Not In Use) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Morris Canal, Hinchliffe Stadium, Passaic Elks Club, Paterson Downtown Commercial Historic District and Public School Number Two.

The famous person Larry Doby is associated with one of more of the Passaic County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Passaic County places including Ephraim Morris, Ephraim Beach, John Shaw, E.J.M. Derrick, John Mervin Carrere, Olmstead Brothers and John F. Kelly. Prominent architectural styles found in Passaic Country are Art Deco, Beaux Arts and Early Commercial.

Hinchliffe Stadium (added 2004 - - #04000223)

Also known as City Stadium, Municipal Stadium

Maple and Liberty Sts., overlooking the Great Falls of the Passaic , Paterson City

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Doby, Larry

Significant Year:

1932, 1934, 1935

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Black

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Sport Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Morris Canal (added 1974 - - #74002228)

Irregular line beginning at Phillipsburg and ending at Jersey City , Not Applicable

Dschwen, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Morris,Ephraim, Beach,Ephraim

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Passaic Elks Club (added 2005 - - #05001485)

Also known as The Garden Building

29-31 Howe Ave. , Passaic

KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kelly, John F.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Paterson Downtown Commercial Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000192)

Roughly bounded by Patterson, Ward and Gross Sts., and Hamilton Ave. , Paterson

Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Carrere, John Mervin

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Government Office, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Department Store, Government Office, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater

Public School Number Two (added 1978 - - #78001790)

Mill and Passaic Sts. , Paterson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Derrick,E.J.M.

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Reinhardt Mills (added 2003 - - #03000393)

Also known as Giant Mills, Borris Kroll Jacquard Looms

283-297 21st Ave., 122-136 20th Ave., 46-72 Gray St., 45-67 State St. , Paterson City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Thompson, Daniel, and Ryle, John, Houses (added 1981 - - #81000398)

8 and 9 Mill St. , Paterson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Westside Park (added 1973 - - #73001132)

Also known as Van Houten House

114 Totowa Ave. , Paterson

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1700-1749

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use