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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°W / 40.66778; -74.21500
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Mid-Town Historic District
Mid-Town Historic District (Elizabeth, New Jersey) is located in Union County, New Jersey
Mid-Town Historic District (Elizabeth, New Jersey)
Mid-Town Historic District (Elizabeth, New Jersey) is located in New Jersey
Mid-Town Historic District (Elizabeth, New Jersey)
Mid-Town Historic District (Elizabeth, New Jersey) is located in the United States
Mid-Town Historic District (Elizabeth, New Jersey)
Coordinates40°40′4″N 74°12′54″W / 40.66778°N 74.21500°W / 40.66778; -74.21500
Area55 acres (22 ha)
NRHP reference No.95001143[1]
NJRHP No.2665[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 1995
Designated NJRHPSeptember 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]

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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
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]

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References

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