Blackwell Street Historic District

Blackwell Street Historic District
Blackwell Street from Morris Street, showing the Harris Building and the Methodist Church
Blackwell Street Historic District is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Blackwell Street Historic District
Blackwell Street Historic District is located in New Jersey
Blackwell Street Historic District
Blackwell Street Historic District is located in the United States
Blackwell Street Historic District
LocationParts of Blackwell, Dickerson, Sussex, Bergen, Essex, Morris, Warren, Prospect and Dewey streets, Dover, New Jersey
Coordinates40°53′4″N 74°33′34″W / 40.88444°N 74.55944°W / 40.88444; -74.55944 (Blackwell Street Historic District)
Area25 acres (10 ha)
Built1827 (1827)
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Renaissance, Italianate
NRHP reference No.82003287[1]
NJRHP No.2108[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 21, 1982
Designated NJRHPMarch 24, 1982

The Blackwell Street Historic District is a 25-acre (10 ha) historic district along Blackwell, Dickerson, Sussex, Bergen, Essex, Morris, Warren, Prospect and Dewey streets in the town of Dover in Morris County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 1982, for its significance in architecture, commerce, education, performing arts, religion, and transportation.

The district has 52 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing structures. Contributing buildings include the Baker Building and the Dover station, which were previously listed individually on the NRHP.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#82003287)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 30, 2023. p. 4.
  3. ^ Guter, Robert P. (October 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blackwell Street Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 22 photos