Belcher–Ogden Mansion; Benjamin Price House; and Price–Brittan House Historic District

Nathaniel Bonnell House
Nathaniel Bonnell House
General information
Location	Elizabeth, New Jersey
Address	1045 East Jersey Street
Coordinates	40°39′48″N 74°12′32″W / 40.66333°N 74.20889°W
Construction started	c. 1670
Completed	1682

	Belcher–Ogden House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
	The Belcher–Ogden Mansion in the fall of 2011
Location	1046 East Jersey Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°39′47.5″N 74°12′33″W / 40.663194°N 74.20917°W
Built	1742
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	78001799
NJRHP No.	2655
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 2, 1978
Designated NJRHP	April 29, 1978

	Belcher–Ogden Mansion; Benjamin Price House; and Price–Brittan House Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
	The Nathaniel Bonnell House in fall 2011
Location	Corner of East Jersey and Catherine Streets, Elizabeth, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°39′48″N 74°12′32″W / 40.66333°N 74.20889°W
Area	0.75 acres (0.30 ha)
NRHP reference No.	86001969
NJRHP No.	2656
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 28, 1986
Designated NJRHP	June 25, 2007

The Belcher–Ogden Mansion; Benjamin Price House; and Price–Brittan House Historic District is a 0.75-acre (3,000 m²) historic district located on East Jersey Street in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 1986, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement.^[3] It is located near Boxwood Hall and is in the heart of colonial Elizabethtown, the first English-speaking settlement in what became the Province of New Jersey.

Belcher–Ogden House

The Belcher–Ogden House, also known as the Governor Jonathan Belcher Mansion, at 1046 East Jersey Street was built in 1742 and documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936.^[6] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 2, 1978, for its significance in architecture and politics/government.^[7]

Nathaniel Bonnell House

The Nathaniel Bonnell House, at 1045 East Jersey Street, is the oldest house in Elizabeth.^[8]^[9]

References

^ "National Register Information System – (#86001969)". 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. 3. listed as Belcher-Ogden Mansion / Benjamin Price House / Price-Brittan House Historic District
^ Greiff, Constance M.; Bertland, Dennis N. (September 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Belcher--Ogden Mansion--Price, Benjamin--Price--Brittan Houses District". National Park Service. With accompanying 16 photos
^ "National Register Information System – (#78001799)". 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. 3. listed as Governor Jonathan Belcher / Aaron Ogden Mansion
^ "Governor Belcher Mansion". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1936.
^ Karschner, Terry (August 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Belcher-Ogden House". National Park Service. With accompanying 3 photos
^ "Elizabeth through the Ages". Visit Historic Elizabeth. www.visithistoricalelizabethnj. Archived from the original on May 13, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 11, 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2011.

External links

Media related to East Jersey Street Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-13, "Governor Belcher Mansion, 1046 East Jersey Street, Elizabeth, Union County, NJ", 7 photos, 14 measured drawings, 6 data pages

[nris-1] "National Register Information System – (#86001969)". 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. 3. listed as Belcher-Ogden Mansion / Benjamin Price House / Price-Brittan House Historic District

[nrhpdoc-3] Greiff, Constance M.; Bertland, Dennis N. (September 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Belcher--Ogden Mansion--Price, Benjamin--Price--Brittan Houses District". National Park Service. With accompanying 16 photos

[nris2-4] "National Register Information System – (#78001799)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[NJRHP2-5] "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Union County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 3. listed as Governor Jonathan Belcher / Aaron Ogden Mansion

[habs-6] "Governor Belcher Mansion". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1936.

[nrhpdoc2-7] Karschner, Terry (August 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Belcher-Ogden House". National Park Service. With accompanying 3 photos

[8] "Elizabeth through the Ages". Visit Historic Elizabeth. www.visithistoricalelizabethnj. Archived from the original on May 13, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2011.

[NJRHP2011-9] "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 11, 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2011.

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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

Belcher–Ogden House

Nathaniel Bonnell House

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