Mid-Town Historic District | |
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| Coordinates | 40°40′4″N 74°12′54″W / 40.66778°N 74.21500°W |
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| Area | 55 acres (22 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001143[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 2665[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 5, 1995 |
| Designated NJRHP | September 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]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#95001143)". 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. 4.
- ^ "Midtown & More". City of Elizabeth. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ^ Craig, Robert W. (March 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mid-Town Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 33 photos