Mid-Town Historic District (Elizabeth, New Jersey)

	Mid-Town Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	40°40′4″N 74°12′54″W / 40.66778°N 74.21500°W
Area	55 acres (22 ha)
NRHP reference No.	95001143
NJRHP No.	2665
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 5, 1995
Designated NJRHP	September 29, 1994

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]

Buildings

Elizabeth 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	Height ft/m	Floors	Year	Notes
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]

References

^ ^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.{{cite news}}: 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.{{cite news}}: 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Hersch Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.{{cite news}}: 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ https://www.tapinto.net/towns/elizabeth/sections/real-estate/articles/elizabeth-s-historic-winfield-scott-tower-sells-for-6-2-million
^ "Albender Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Amber Court". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Union County Jail and Office". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[nris-1] "National Register Information System – (#95001143)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[NJRHP-2] "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.

[3] "Midtown & More". City of Elizabeth. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

[nrhpdoc-4] Craig, Robert W. (March 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mid-Town Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 33 photos

[emporis-5] "Elizabeth". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[phorio-6] "Buildings in Elizabeth". Phorio. Retrieved October 12, 2014.

[emporis1-7] "Union County Courthouse". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[8] Rajoppi, Joanne. "History of the Union County Courthouse". Union County Clerk. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

[9] "Ralph Oriscello Correctional Facility". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[emporis2-10] "Hersch Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[forum2014-11] "THE ELIZABETH FORUM 2014". Elizabeth Historical Society. Retrieved September 18, 2014.

[12] "Winfield Scott Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[13] ttps://www.tapinto.net/towns/elizabeth/sections/real-estate/articles/elizabeth-s-historic-winfield-scott-tower-sells-for-6-2-million

[14] "Albender Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[15] "Amber Court". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[16] "Union County Jail and Office". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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Landmarks	Baltusrol Golf Club Boxwood Hall William Livingston House
Districts	Belcher–Ogden Mansion; Benjamin Price House; and Price–Brittan House Historic District Cedar Brook Park Crescent Area Historic District Fanwood Park Historic District Feltville Historic District Green Brook Park Hillside Avenue Historic District Mid-Town Historic District North Avenue Commercial District Plainfield Civic District Stoneleigh Park Historic District Summit Downtown Historic District Van Wyck Brooks Historic District
Places of worship	All Souls Church First Congregation of the Presbyterian Church at Springfield First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth First Presbyterian Congregation of Connecticut Farms Grace Episcopal Church Saint Mary's Catholic Church Complex Scotch Plains Baptist Church, Parsonage, and Cemetery Wallace Chapel AME Zion Church
Houses	Badgley House and Site Belcher–Ogden House Caldwell Parsonage Crane-Phillips House John De Camp House Nathaniel Drake House Charles N. Fowler House Elizabeth and Gershom Frazee House Deacon Andrew Hetfield House Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge Hutchings Homestead Littel–Lord Farmstead Miller-Cory House Oswald J. Nitschke House Old Baptist Parsonage William Edgar Reeve House Sayre Homestead Seventeenth Century Clark House Nathaniel Smith House St. John's Parsonage George A. Strong House James Townley House Twin Maples Orville T. Waring House Whyman House Woodruff House
Buildings	Droescher's Mill Elizabeth Station Fanwood Station Firehouse No. 4 Merchants and Drovers Tavern Murray Hill Station Netherwood Station Plainfield Central Fire Headquarters Plainfield Masonic Temple Plainfield Station Rahway Theatre Scotch Plains School Shady Rest Golf and Country Club Stage House Inn Summit Playhouse Union County Park Commission Administration Buildings Westfield Fire Headquarters Young Women's Christian Association of Plainfield and North Plainfield
Sites	Burial Ground of the Presbyterian Church in the West Fields of Elizabethtown Evergreen Cemetery Reeves-Reed Arboretum
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

Mid-Town Historic District (Elizabeth, New Jersey)

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