The Mid-Town Historic District is a 55-acre (22 ha) historic district in the central business district of Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 5, 1995, for its significance in architecture, art, commerce, community planning, politics, religion, and transportation.[1] The district encompasses 2-210 and 1-233 Broad St.; 251-339 North Broad Street; 1190-1214 and 1201-1217 East Grand St.; 1125-1169 and 1140-1170 East Jersey Street, and parts of Dickinson Street, Commerce Place, Elizabeth Avenue, and Martin Luther King Plaza. It has 117 contributing buildings including the Elizabeth Public Library, the Ritz Theatre[3] and the individually listed First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth and Elizabeth station.[4]
Mid-Town Historic District | |
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Coordinates | 40°40′4″N 74°12′54″W / 40.66778°N 74.21500°W |
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Area | 55 acres (22 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 95001143[1] |
NJRHP No. | 2665[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 5, 1995 |
Designated NJRHP | September 29, 1994 |
Buildings
editElizabeth is the fourth largest city by population in New Jersey and the seat of Union County. Located 5 miles south of Newark, Elizabeth has never developed a sizeable skyline, though mid-rises built before and during the Great Depression characterize the Mid-Town Historic District in the core of the city's central business district.[5][6]
Rank | Name | Address | image | Height ft/m |
Floors | Year | Notes |
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1 | Union County Courthouse | 2 Broad Street | 238 ft (73 m) | 17 | 1931 | Neo classical[7][8] | |
2 | Ralph Oriscello Correctional Facility | 15 Elizabethtown Plaza | 174 ft (53 m) | 14 | [9] | ||
3 | Hersch Tower | 125-129 Broad Street | 140 ft (43 m) | 14 | 1931 | Art Deco[10][11] | |
4 | St. John's Episcopal Church | Broad Street | 125 ft (38 m) | n/a | 1860 | [6] | |
5 | Winfield Scott Tower | 321-325 North Broad Street | 117 ft (36 m) | 11 | 1928 | Spanish Colonial Revival[12][13] | |
6 | Albender Building | 1143-1145 East Jersey Street | 110 ft (34 m) | 11 | 1928 | Neo classical[14] | |
7 | Amber Court | 1153-1155 East Jersey Street | 112 ft (34 m) | 9 | 1928 | Formerly Elizabeth Cateret Hotel Renaissance Revival[15] | |
8 | Union County Jail | 13-17 Elizabethtown Plaza | 112 ft (34 m) | 9 | 1931 | [16] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#95001143)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Union County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 4.
- ^ "Midtown & More". City of Elizabeth. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ^ Craig, Robert W. (March 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mid-Town Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 33 photos
- ^ "Elizabeth". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Buildings in Elizabeth". Phorio. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Union County Courthouse". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Rajoppi, Joanne. "History of the Union County Courthouse". Union County Clerk. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ^ "Ralph Oriscello Correctional Facility". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Hersch Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "THE ELIZABETH FORUM 2014". Elizabeth Historical Society. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ^ "Winfield Scott Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
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- ^ "Albender Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Amber Court". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Union County Jail and Office". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
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