Mid-Town Historic District (Elizabeth, New Jersey)
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| Coordinates | 40°40′4″N 74°12′54″W / 40.66778°N 74.21500°WCoordinates: 40°40′4″N 74°12′54″W / 40.66778°N 74.21500°W |
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| NRHP Reference # | 95001143 |
| NJRHP # | 2665[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | October 5, 1995 |
| Designated NJRHP | September 29, 1994 |
Mid-Town Historic District is state and federal historic district in the central business district of Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey. It 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. Contributing properties include the Elizabeth Public Library, the Ritz Theatre[2] and the individually listed First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth.
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.[3][4]
| 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[3][5] |
| 2 | Ralph Oriscello Correctional Facility | 15 Elizabethtown Plaza | 53.04 m (174.0 ft) | 14 | [6] | ||
| 3 | Hersch Tower | 125-129 Broad Street |  |
42.67 m (140.0 ft) | 14 | 1931 | Art Deco[3][7] |
| 4 | St. John's Episcopal Church | Broad Street | 38 m (125 ft) | n/a | 1860 | [4] | |
| 5 | Winfield Scott Tower | 321-325 North Broad Street | 35.66 m (117.0 ft) | 11 | 1928 | Spanish Colonial Revival[8] | |
| 6 | Albender Building | 1143-1145 East Jersey Street | 33.53 m (110.0 ft) | 11 | 1928 | Neo classical[9] | |
| 7 | Amber Court | 1153-1155 East Jersey Street | 34.09 m (111.8 ft) | 9 | 1928 | Formerly Elizabeth Cateret Hotel Renaissance Revival[10] | |
| 8 | Union County Jail | 13-17 Elizabethtown Plaza | 34.09 m (111.8 ft) | 9 | 1931 | [11] |
See also
- 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
- ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Union County". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- ↑ "Midtown & More". City of Elizabeth. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Elizabeth". Emporis. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Buildings in Elizabeth". Phorio. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ↑ Rajoppi, Joanne. "History of the Union County Courthouse". Union County Clerk. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- ↑ "Ralph Oriscello Correctional Facility". Emporis. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- ↑ "THE ELIZABETH FORUM 2014". Elizabeth Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ↑ "Winfield Scott Tower". Emporis. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- ↑ "Albender Building". Emporis. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ↑ "Amber Court". Emporis. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ↑ "Union County Jail and Office". Emporis. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
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