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

Union County New Jersey (Historic Districts) has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance. Significant places include Baltusrol Golf Club, Crescent Area Historic District and Singer Factory District, Cedar Brook Park and Fanwood Park Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Union County places including Job Male, A.W. Tillinghast, Chester H. Kirk, Alexander Milne, H.B. Tremaine, C.M. Tremaine and John Charles Olmstead. Prominent architectural styles found in Union Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Italianate and Late Victorian.

Baltusrol Golf Club (added 2005 - - #05000374)

201 Shunpike rd. , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Tillinghast, A.W., Kirk, Chester H.

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Sport Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Sport Facility

Cedar Brook Park (added 2007 - - #07000878)

Roughly bounded Steel Ave., Arlington Ave., Park Ave., Rose St. and Laramie Rd., Kenyon Ave., Parkside Rd. , 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

Crescent Area Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002523)

Roughly bounded by Park, Prospect, and Carnegie Aves., 7th and Richmond Sts. , Plainfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Male,Job

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Queen Anne, Second Empire

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Fanwood Park Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000516)

North Ave. and North Martine Ave. , Borough of Fanwood

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Early Republic

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion, Social, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Feltville Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002522)

Also known as Deserted Village;Glenside Park

S of New Providence , New Providence

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Agriculture, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry, Commerce

Cultural Affiliation:

Industrial American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education

Current Sub-function:

School, Single Dwelling

Green Brook Park (added 2004 - - #04000437)

All parkland from Clinton Ave. to W of West End Ave., and Jct of Lawrence and Parkview Ave., Fisk and Townsend Pls. , Plainfield

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Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Park

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Hillside Avenue Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003307)

Hillside Ave. from Watchung Ave. to Martine Ave. , Plainfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Milne,Alexander

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Shingle Style, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Mid-Town Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001143)

Also known as See Also:New Jersey Central Railroad Station;First Presbyter

Bounded by Broad, N. Broad, Dickinson, E. Grand, E. Jersey Sts., Commerce Place, Elizabeth Ave. and Martin L. King Plaza, Elizabeth

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Art, Transportation, Religion, Commerce, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Federal, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

North Avenue Commercial District (added 1984 - - #84002836)

Park, North, and Watchung Aves. , Plainfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Transportation, Religion

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Federal

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution

North Avenue Commercial Historic District (added 1984 - - #84002776)

Park, North, and Watchung Aves. , Plainfield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Commerce, Religion

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Federal

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store

Plainfield Civic District (added 1993 - - #93000533)

Roughly, Watchung Ave. between E. Fifth and E. Seventh Sts. , Plainfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Sport Facility

Singer Factory District (added 1988 - - #88002065)

Also known as Singer Factory

Trumbull St. , Elizabeth

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry, Invention

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Stoneleigh Park Historic District (added 1988 - - #88002020)

Roughly bounded by Westfield Ave., Shackamaxon Dr., Rahway and Dorian Rd. , Westfield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Tremaine,C.M., Tremaine,H.B.

Architectural Style:

Other, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Summit Downtown Historic District (added 2011 - - #10001116)

Roughly bounded by Springfield Ave, the Village Green, Summit Ave, and Waldron Ave, Summit City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Van Wyck Brooks Historic District (added 1985 - - #85003337)

Also known as See Also:Waring,Orville Taylor,House

Roughly bounded by Plainfield Ave., W. Eighth St., Park Ave., W. Ninth St. and Madison Ave., and Randolph Rd. , Plainfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling