Current NHLs in New Jersey
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There are NHLs in seventeen of the twenty-one counties in the state. Mercer County has fourteen NHLs, in and around Princeton, New Jersey.
| Landmark name | Image | Date of designation | Locality | County | Description | |
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| Abbott Farm | 01976-08-12August 12, 1976 | Trenton | Mercer | Largest known Indian Woodland village archaeological site inhabited from 500 BC to 500 AD | ||
| All Saints' Memorial Church | 01987-12-23December 23, 1987 | Navesink | Monmouth | A stone Gothic church designed by Richard Upjohn | ||
| Atlantic City Convention Hall | 01987-02-27February 27, 1987 | Atlantic City | Atlantic | The famous convention hall on Boardwalk used for everything from the Miss America pageant to WrestleMania | ||
| John Ballantine House | 01985-04-02April 2, 1985 | Newark | Essex | Home of John Ballantine, of the Ballantine brewing family. Now part of the Newark Museum | ||
| Pietro and Maria Botto House | 01982-12-17December 17, 1982 | Haledon | Passaic | Rallying point of the Paterson Silk Strike of 1913, now home to the American Labor Museum | ||
| Boxwood Hall | 01972-11-28November 28, 1972 | Elizabeth | Union | Home of Elias Boudinot, president of the Continental Congress, site of George Washington's luncheon before his inauguration, home of Jonathan Dayton, signer of the Declaration of Independence | ||
| Burlington County Prison | 01986-06-24June 24, 1986 | Mt Holly | Burlington | Oldest operating United States prison when it closed in 1965 | ||
| Cape May Historic District | 01976-11-05November 5, 1976 | Cape May | Cape May | The country's oldest seaside resort at the southernmost point in New Jersey | ||
| Clark Thread Company Historic District | 01978-02-06February 6, 1978 | East Newark | Hudson | A large cotton thread mill complex which helped lead to textile industrialization. | ||
| Grover Cleveland Home | 01965-06-23June 23, 1965 | Princeton | Mercer | Home of Grover Cleveland after he left the White House | ||
| Craftsman Farms | 01990-12-14December 14, 1990 | Parsippany-Troy Hills | Morris | A farm and school for the Arts and Crafts movement, founded by Gustav Stickley | ||
| Albert Einstein House | 01976-07-01July 1, 1976 | Princeton | Mercer | The home of Albert Einstein after his flight from Germany until his death. | ||
| The Speedwell Village Factory | 01974-05-30May 30, 1974 | Morristown | Morris | Birthplace of the electric telegraph. | ||
| Fort Hancock and the Sandy Hook Proving Ground Historic District | 01982-12-17December 17, 1982 | Sandy Hook | Monmouth | This coastal artillery base played an important part in the defense of New York Harbor | ||
| T. Thomas Fortune House | 01976-08-12August 12, 1976 | Red Bank | Monmouth | Home of Timothy Thomas Fortune, a slave who became a leading Afro-American journalist and civil rights advocate | ||
| Georgian Court | 01985-04-02April 2, 1985 | Lakewood | Ocean | The former winter estate of millionaire George Jay Gould I, now a university. It has a real tennis court, one of only forty five in the world | ||
| Grace Church | 01987-12-23December 23, 1987 | Newark | Essex | Designed by Richard Upjohn, this Gothic church was a major influence to other American Gothic architects | ||
| Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Warehouse | 01978-02-02February 2, 1978 | Jersey City | Hudson | Part of A&P's distribution network, this 9 story concrete building is now an artist live/work space. | ||
| Great Falls of the Passaic/Society for Establishing Useful Manufacturers H.D. | 01976-11-05November 5, 1976 | Paterson | Passaic | A powerful and dramatic waterfall which also was heavy used during the Industrial Revolution | ||
| Hadrosaurus Foulkii Leidy Site | 01994-12-10December 10, 1994 | Haddonfield | Camden | Where the first relatively complete set of dinosaur bones (Hadrosaurus foulkii) in the world were discovered in 1838 by Joseph Leidy. | ||
| Hangar No. 1, Lakehurst Naval Air Station | 01968-05-23May 23, 1968 | Lakehurst | Ocean | Site of the Hindenburg disaster on May 6, 1937 | ||
| Joseph Henry House | 01965-12-01December 1, 1965 | Princeton | Mercer | Home of Joseph Henry, whose scientific research on electromagnetic self-inductance led to the electrical telegraph. He was also the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution | ||
| Hermitage | 01970-05-22May 22, 1970 | Ho-Ho-Kus | Bergen | A stone house where George Washington stayed during the United States Revolutionary War, it was later the site of the wedding of Aaron Burr and Theodosia Prevost. Now a museum. | ||
| Holland Tunnel | 01993-04-11April 11, 1993 | Jersey City and New York, NY | Hudson, NJ and New York, NY | One of the earliest examples of a ventilated design, the Holland Tunnel crosses under the Hudson River connecting New Jersey and Manhattan | ||
| Francis Hopkinson House | 01971-09-17September 17, 1971 | Bordentown | Burlington | The home of Francis Hopkinson, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence | ||
| Horn Antenna | 01974-05-30May 30, 1974 | Holmdel | Monmouth | Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson discovered the microwave background radiation that permeates the universe using this antenna. This work earned them the 1978 Nobel Prize for Physics and led to the confirmation of the Big Bang theory. | ||
| Lawrenceville School | 01986-02-24February 24, 1986 | Lawrenceville | Mercer | A boarding school typically associated with Princeton University | ||
| Liberty Hall | 01972-11-28November 28, 1972 | Union | Union | Home of William Livingston, member of the first and second Continental Congress, signer of the Constitution, and first elected Governor of New Jersey. Now called Liberty Hall and part of the Kean University | ||
| Lucy the Margate Elephant | 01976-11-05November 5, 1976 | Margate City | Atlantic | Built in 1882, this six-story elephant-shaped architectural folly is the oldest example of zoomorphic architecture | ||
| Maybury Hill | 01971-11-11November 11, 1971 | Princeton | Mercer | Boyhood home of Joseph Hewes, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence | ||
| Minisink Archeological Site | 01986-02-24February 24, 1986 | Delaware Water Gap | Sussex, NJ and Pike, PA | This archeological site was one of the most important Munsee Native American communities during the initial contact with the American colonials | ||
| Monmouth Battlefield | 01961-01-20January 20, 1961 | Freehold Township, New Jersey | Monmouth | Site of an American victory during the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Monmouth on June 18, 1778 was also where the legend of Molly Pitcher started. Re-enactments of the battle take place annually in June. | ||
| Morven | 01971-07-17July 17, 1971 | Princeton | Mercer | Built in 1754 by Richard Stockton (1730-1781), a signer of the Declaration of Independence. It served as the New Jersey Governors mansion from 1945 until 1982 and is now a museum. | ||
| Nassau Hall | 01960-09-10September 10, 1960 | Princeton | Mercer | The oldest building at Princeton University and the largest in New Jersey when it was built in 1754. It served as the home of the American government from July to October 1783. | ||
| Thomas Nast Home | 01964-01-29January 29, 1964 | Morristown | Morris | One of the first editorial cartoonists, Thomas Nast, helped bring down Tammany Hall and created iconic images of Santa Claus, the Democratic Donkey, and the Republican Elephant | ||
| Navesink Light Station | 02006-02-17February 17, 2006 | Highlands | Monmouth | A twin light station that guided ships into New York Harbor and was the first use of Fresnel lenses in the United States. | ||
| New St. Mary's Episcopal Church | 01986-06-24June 24, 1986 | Burlington | Burlington | This Gothic Revival style church was designed by Richard Upjohn and modeled after St. John's Church in Shottesbrooke, England | ||
| Abel and Mary Nicholson House | 02000-02-16February 16, 2000 | Salem | Salem | A rare pristine example of a Delaware Valley patterned brick building | ||
| Old Barracks | 01972-11-28November 28, 1972 | Trenton | Mercer | Only remaining colonial barracks, Hessian troops were captured here after George Washington crossed the Delaware river in December 1776. | ||
| Old Queens, Rutgers University | 01976-11-05November 5, 1976 | New Brunswick | Middlesex | Oldest building at Rutgers University and considered one of the finest examples of Federal architecture. | ||
| Palisades Interstate Park | 01965-12-01December 1, 1965 | West Bank of Hudson River | Bergen, NJ, Rockland, NY, and Orange, NY | A joint New York and New Jersey organization, it includes 24 parks and eight historic sites, covering over 100,000 acres (405 km²) along more than 20 miles (32 km) of Hudson River shoreline. It also operates the Palisades Interstate Parkway, which travels through the park, along the Hudson River | ||
| Paulsdale | 01991-04-12April 12, 1991 | Mt Laurel | Burlington | Birthplace and home of Alice Paul, a leader in the Women's suffrage movement | ||
| President's House | 01971-07-17July 17, 1971 | Princeton | Mercer | John Witherspoon lived in this home for the President of the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) between 1768 through 1779. During this time he also served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence | ||
| Princeton Battlefield | 01961-01-20January 20, 1961 | Princeton | Mercer | After George Washington crossed the Delaware and captured the Hessians at the Old Barracks in Trenton, his army engaged the British here, leading to the British surrender on January 3, 1777 | ||
| Prospect | 01985-04-02April 2, 1985 | Princeton | Mercer | A fine example of John Notman's architecture. It formerly served as the official home of the President of Princeton University, and is now the faculty club. Woodrow Wilson lived from 1902 to 1910, prior to entering politics. | ||
| Radburn | 02005-05-05May 5, 2005 | Fairlawn | Bergen | An early planned community which aimed to separate traffic by transportation mode. It introduced the residential superblock. | ||
| Red Bank Battlefield | 01972-11-28November 28, 1972 | National Park | Gloucester | Site of the Battle of Red Bank on October 22, 1777 | ||
| Ringwood Manor | 01966-11-13November 13, 1966 | Ringwood, New Jersey | Passaic | Manor of ironmaster Robert Erskine, who served George Washington here. | ||
| Sandy Hook Lighthouse | 01964-01-29January 29, 1964 | Sandy Hook | Monmouth | The oldest working lighthouse in the United States | ||
| Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club | 01992-05-10May 10, 1992 | Rumson | Monmouth | One of the oldest active tennis clubs in the United States | ||
| Shadow Lawn | 01985-04-02April 2, 1985 | West Long Branch | Monmouth | Palatial home built for the president of the F.W. Woolworth Company. After the Depression, it became part of Monmouth College | ||
| Elizabeth Cady Stanton House | 01975-05-15May 15, 1975 | Tenafly | Bergen | Home of Elizabeth Cady Stanton from 1868 to 1887. | ||
| William Trent House | 01970-04-15April 15, 1970 | Trenton | Mercer | Home of William Trent, founder of Trenton, New Jersey and home to several Governors of New Jersey | ||
| Washington's Crossing | 01961-01-20January 20, 1961 | Titusville, NJ and Yardley, PA | Mercer, NJ and Bucks, PA | New Jersey location of Washington's crossing of the Delaware River leading up to the Battle of Trenton | ||
| Walt Whitman House | 01962-12-29December 29, 1962 | Camden | Camden | The final residence of poet Walt Whitman |
Read more about this topic: List Of National Historic Landmarks In New Jersey
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