Middlesex Avenue–Woodwild Park Historic District
Middlesex Avenue–Woodwild Park Historic District | |
 344 Middlesex Avenue, the Applegate House | |
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| Location | Middlesex Avenue and surrounding streets Metuchen, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°32′47″N 74°21′32″W / 40.54639°N 74.35889°W |
| Area | 89 acres (36 ha) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Mission, Bungalow/Craftsman, Gothic, Queen Anne, Italianate, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 100001396[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 5349[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 31, 2017 |
| Designated NJRHP | June 5, 2017 |
The Middlesex Avenue–Woodwild Park Historic District is a 89-acre (36 ha) historic district located in the borough of Metuchen in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 31, 2017, for its significance in architecture, social history, community planning and development.[1] It includes 201 contributing buildings, five contributing objects, and one contributing site.[3] The Borough Improvement League House, also known as the Old Franklin Schoolhouse, was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936,[4] and St. Luke's Episcopal Church in 1960.[5]
Gallery of contributing properties
[edit]Selected properties that are key, that is, the most important to the district in terms of architecture or history, as described by the nomination form. The Corbin House was built around 1910 with Colonial Revival architecture. The Metuchen Public Library, built 1937, is another Colonial Revival building. The Old Franklin Schoolhouse was built around 1807 with Greek Revival architecture. St. Luke's Episcopal Church was completed in 1869 with Carpenter Gothic architecture.[3]
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300 Middlesex Avenue
The Corbin House -
480 Middlesex Avenue
Metuchen Public Library -
491 Middlesex Avenue
Old Franklin Schoolhouse -
17 Oak Avenue
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#100001396)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 4.
- ^ a b Zerbe, Nancy; Reuter, Tyreen; Newman, Margaret (April 2017). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Middlesex Avenue–Woodwild Park Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 40 photos.
- ^ "Borough Improvement League House". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1936.
- ^ "St. Luke's Episcopal Church". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1960.
External links
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Media related to Middlesex Avenue-Woodwild Park Historic District at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-226, "Borough Improvement League House, 491 Middlesex Avenue, Metuchen, Middlesex County, NJ", 1 photo, 8 measured drawings, 4 data pages
- HABS No. NJ-711, "St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Middlesex & Oaks Avenues, Metuchen, Middlesex County, NJ", 6 photos, 4 data pages
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- Metuchen, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- Colonial Revival architecture in New Jersey
- Tudor Revival architecture in New Jersey
- Mission Revival architecture in New Jersey
- American Craftsman architecture in New Jersey
- Gothic Revival architecture in New Jersey
- Queen Anne architecture in New Jersey
- Italianate architecture in New Jersey
- Greek Revival architecture in New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- Historic American Buildings Survey in New Jersey