Glen Ridge Historic District

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Glen Ridge Historic District
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Glen Ridge Station
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Coordinates 40°47′52″N74°12′19″W / 40.79778°N 74.20528°W / 40.79778; -74.20528
NRHP reference No. 82004784 [1]  (original)
88002155 [1]  (increase 1)
13000480 [2]  (increase 2)
NJRHP No.1087 [3] (original)
1088 [4] (increase 1)
5259 [4] (increase 2)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1982
Boundary increasesNovember 14, 1988
July 9, 2013
Designated NJRHPOctober 3, 1980 (original)
February 8, 1988 (increase 1)
March 20, 2013 (increase 2)

The Glen Ridge Historic District is a historic district in Glen Ridge in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, originally listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places (NJRHP) in 1980 and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982 and later expanded in two boundary increases. [4] It includes the Glen Ridge and the Benson Street train stations. [5]

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Listings

Benson Street Station Benson Street Station - February 2015.jpg
Benson Street Station

Original

The first listing in the NJRHP on October 3, 1980 (#1087) and in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on August 9, 1982 (#82004784) included parts Ridgewood, Bloomfield, Midland, Maolis, Linden, Hawthorne, Hillside, Park, Essex, Bay, Woodland, Glen Ridge, Highland, Belleville, Sherman and Forest Avenues; Baldwin, Bay, Argyle, Herman, Washington, Lincoln, Summit, Clark, High, Thomas, Benson, & Osborne Streets; Clinton, Edgewood, Appleton, Douglas, Hamilton, Hillcrest, & Old Oak Roads; Astor, Chestnut Hill, Windsor, Appleton, Snowden, Darwin, Hathaway, Laurel, Marston, Outlook, & Washington Place; Mead and Wildwood Terraces; Wells, Rudd. [4] [5]

Boundary increase

The first boundary increase was added to the NJRHP (#1088) on February 8, 1988, and to the NRHP (#88002155) on November 11, 1988, and includes parts of Bay, Columbus, Forest, Hawthorne, Linden, Midland, Ridgewood & Sherman Avenues Glen Ridge Parkway; Adams, Avon, Chapman, Inness, Mitchell, & Stanford Places; Ardsley, Cambridge, Spencer, & Tuxedo roads; Carteret, Dodd, Lorraine, Madison, Oxford, Steeple, and Washington Streets; Ferncliff and Roswell Terraces. [4]

Boundary increase #2

The second boundary increase, added to the NJRHP (#5259) on March 20, 2013 and to the NRHP (#13000480), radiates to the north and south of Ridgewood Avenue. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Glen Ridge Historic District (Boundary Increase #2), National Register of Historic Places Program". National Park Service. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  3. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "New Jersey and National Register Listings". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Glen Ridge Historic District". National Park Service. June 25, 1982. Retrieved November 25, 2015.