Mid-Town Historic District (Elizabeth, New Jersey)

Historic district in Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.

United States historic place

Mid-Town Historic District

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district

New Jersey Register of Historic Places

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Coordinates| 40°40′4″N 74°12′54″W﻿ / ﻿40.66778°N 74.21500°W﻿ / 40.66778; -74.21500
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

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[edit]

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  | image  | Height
m/ft | Floors  | Year  | Notes

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1  | Union County Courthouse | 2 Broad Street  |  | 72.54 m (238.0 ft)  | 17  | 1931  | Neo classical[7][8]
2  | Ralph Oriscello Correctional Facility  | 15 Elizabethtown Plaza  |  | 53.04 m (174.0 ft)  | 14  |  | [9]
3  | Hersch Tower | 125-129 Broad Street  |  | 42.67 m (140.0 ft)  | 14  | 1931  | Art Deco[10][11]
4  | St. John's Episcopal Church | Broad Street  |  | 38 m (125 ft)  | n/a  | 1860  | [6]
5  | Winfield Scott Tower  | 321-325 North Broad Street  |  | 35.66 m (117.0 ft)  | 11  | 1928  | Spanish Colonial Revival[12][13]
6  | Albender Building  | 1143-1145 East Jersey Street  |  | 33.53 m (110.0 ft)  | 11  | 1928  | Neo classical[14]
7  | Amber Court  | 1153-1155 East Jersey Street  |  | 34.09 m (111.8 ft)  | 9  | 1928  | Formerly Elizabeth Cateret Hotel
Renaissance Revival[15]
8  | Union County Jail  | 13-17 Elizabethtown Plaza  |  | 34.09 m (111.8 ft)  | 9  | 1931  | [16]

## See also[edit]

* Belcher-Ogden Mansion-Price, Benjamin-Price-Brittan Houses District
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, New Jersey
* Midtown Station
* Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#95001143)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
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.
4. ^ Craig, Robert W. (March 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mid-Town Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 33 photos
5. ^ "Elizabeth". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
6. ^ a b "Buildings in Elizabeth". Phorio. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
7. ^ "Union County Courthouse". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
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.
10. ^ "Hersch Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
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.
13. ^ https://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.
15. ^ "Amber Court". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
16. ^ "Union County Jail and Office". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.

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Elizabeth, New Jersey

Areas|

* Belcher–Ogden Mansion; Benjamin Price House; and Price–Brittan House Historic District
* Mid-Town Historic District
* Shooters Island (part)

Education|

* Elizabeth Public Schools
* Elizabeth HS
* Bollwage Fin. Acad.
* John E. Dwyer Tech. Acad.
* Thomas A. Edison Career & Tech. Acad.
* Adm. William F. Halsey Leadership Acad.
* Alexander Hamilton Prep. Acad.
* Thomas Jefferson Arts Acad.
* Elizabeth Public Library

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* Battin HS
* Benedictine Acad.
* Thomas Jefferson HS
* St. Patrick HS

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Landmarks|

* Boxwood Hall
* Hersch Tower
* First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth
* St. John's Episcopal Church
* Union County Courthouse

Transportation|

* Elizabeth station (NJ Transit)
* North Elizabeth station (NJ Transit)
* Newark Liberty International Airport (part)

History|

* 1951 Miami Airlines C-46 crash
* American Airlines Flight 6780 (1952)
* National Airlines Flight 101 (1952)

This list is incomplete.

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Topics|

* Contributing property
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* Historic district
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Lists by county|

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Other lists|

* Bridges
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National Register of Historic Places in Union County, New Jersey

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|

* Droeschers Mill
* Elizabeth Station
* Fanwood Station
* Firehouse No. 4
* Merchants' and Drovers' Tavern
* Murray Hill Station
* Netherwood Station
* Plainfield Central Fire Headquarters
* 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

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