Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club

Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club
Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club
Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club is located in New Jersey
Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club
Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club is located in the United States
Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club
Location5 Tennis Court Lane, Rumson, New Jersey
Coordinates40°21′59.3″N 73°59′0.8″W / 40.366472°N 73.983556°W / 40.366472; -73.983556
Area6.6 acres (2.7 ha)
Built1877 (1877)
ArchitectRenwick, Aspinwall & Russell; Withers, Creighton
Architectural styleShingle Style, Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No.91000883[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 9, 1991
Designated NHLOctober 5, 1992

The Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club is a historic private sports club in Rumson, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1877 and incorporated in 1886, it is one of the oldest active tennis clubs and claims to be the oldest lawn tennis club in the United States. Most of the club's present facilities were designated a National Historic Landmark in 1992 in recognition of this history.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Greenwood, Richard (August 11, 1975). "Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Inventory Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  3. ^ "Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club" (pdf). Photographs. National Park Service. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  4. ^ NHL summary