List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey

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This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of New Jersey in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in New Jersey and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology, architectural studies, and historical records. Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture or earlier. To be listed here a site must:

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Colonial era

BuildingImagePlaceYearPurposeNotes
C. A. Nothnagle Log House Nothnagle Log House.JPG Gibbstown c.1638–43ResidencePurportedly the oldest surviving log house in the U.S., once part of New Sweden, and the oldest house in NJ, and hence Gloucester County [1] [2]
Swedish Granary [3] [4] Hopewell

Greenwich

1650/1780sRelocated. Once part of New Sweden, purportedly the oldest surviving building of its type in the US and likely oldest structure in Cumberland County [1] Dendrochronology study from 2018 states a date in the 1780s. [5]
Sip Manor [6] [7] [8] Sip Manor.tiff Jersey City
Westfield
1666ResidenceOriginally part of Bergen, New Netherland, relocated in 1926 from Hudson County [9] [10] and now oldest building in Union County [11]
Parker Homestead Parker Homestead (1).JPG Little Silver 1667ResidenceOne of the oldest homes in Monmouth County [12]
Old Mill at Tinton Falls Old Mill at Tinton Falls.jpg Tinton Falls c.1674Mill
Obisquahassit [13] [14] [1] Lower Penns Neck 1678ResidenceOldest house in Salem County

Obisquahassit was the sachem who sold land to Anders Seneca, son of one of the first settlers to New Sweden who bought a large tract before Fenwick's Colony was established.

Stone House by the Stone House Brook [15] [16] South Orange pre-1680ResidenceOldest house in Essex County. Original stone walls are visible within enveloping Queen Anne Victorian added in two stages in 1876 and prior to 1896.
Nathaniel Bonnell House NathanielBonnellHouse.jpg Elizabeth 1682 (1670)Oldest house in Elizabethtown, original capital of Province of New Jersey and oldest original building in Union County
6 West Pearl Street
Penn's Brew House
Burlington 1682ResidenceOldest brewhouse in state
Aaron Dunn Homestead AARON DUNN HOUSE, WOODBRIDGE, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ.jpg Woodbridge 1685 [17] ResidencePossibly the oldest house in Woodbridge and Middlesex County.
Buckelew Mansion Buckelew Mansion.jpg Jamesburg c.1685 [18] [19] ResidenceOne room in the house dates to c.1685, possibly oldest in Middlesex County. House was expanded, most recently in the 19th century, and is also known as Lakeview
Revell House [20] [1] RevellHouse(Hutchinson-Revell)Burlington.tif Burlington 1685ResidenceOldest house in Burlington County
Chew-Powell House Chew Powell House NJ.jpg Gloucester Township 1688ResidenceOldest house in Camden County [1]
Ladd's Castle LADD'S CASTLE.JPG West Deptford Township c.1688–90ResidenceHome to the surveyor John Ladd who assisted William Penn in planning Philadelphia. [1] Oldest brick house in Gloucester County
Hendrick Fisher House [21] [22] Hendrick Fisher House, Franklin Township, NJ - east view.jpg Franklin 1688ResidenceOldest structure in Somerset County
substantially renovated in early 20th century, now owned by Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA
Newkirk House [23] [24] Newkirk House 1 Summit Avenue Journal Square.jpg Jersey City c.1690CommercialOldest building in Hudson County, originally built as homestead
Caesar Hoskins Log Cabin Hoskins Mauricetown.JPG Mauricetown 1690ResidenceOldest house in Cumberland County
Robinson Plantation House [25] WilliamRobinsonPlantationHouse.jpg Clark c.1690Residence
Coxe Hall Cottage [26] [1] Cold Spring 1691MuseumOldest extant structure in Cape May County once part of complex belonging to Daniel Coxe. Relocated/reconstructed at Historic Cold Spring Village
Griffith Morgan House Griffith Morgan House, Pennsauken, NJ, 110312.jpg Pennsauken Township 1693Residence
Joseph Cooper House [1] Joe Cooper House Camden NJ.JPG Camden 1695AbandonedOldest house in Camden
Roof burnt about 2005 and in danger of complete collapse.
Schuyler-Colfax House [27] Schuyler-Colfax House.jpg Wayne 1695ResidenceOldest buildings in Passaic County
John Mason House Elsinboro 1695ResidenceOldest part has patterned brick, date stone marked 1695 [28] [29]
St. John's Parsonage StJohnsParsonageElizabethNJ.jpg Elizabeth 1696 Parsonage Oldest religious building in Elizabeth
Thomas Maskel House Historic American Buildings Survey Nathaniel R. Ewan, Photographer May 31, 1939 EXTERIOR - SOUTH ELEVATION - Thomas Maskell House, Bacon's Neck Road, Greenwich, Cumberland County, HABS NJ,6-BACO.V,1-1.tif Greenwich Township 1698Residence
Andrews-Barlett Homestead [30] [31] Tuckerton Seaport 1699UnusedLikely the oldest house in Ocean County [1]
Mortonson-Van Leer Log Cabin Schorn Log Cabin.JPG Swedesboro c.1700One of the oldest Swedish-Finnish log buildings in America, adjacent to Trinity Church Cemetery
Westerbrook–Bell House [32] [33] Sandyston Township c.1701ResidenceOldest house in Sussex County
St. Mary's Episcopal Church Old St. Mary's Church, West Broad & Wood Streets, Burlington (Burlington County, New Jersey).jpg Burlington 1703ReligiousOldest church in New Jersey [34]
Mullica House Mullica Hill 1704ResidenceBuilt by Swedish settler (with Finnish ancestry) Eric Mullica. Log house, which has survived more than 300 years and also hurricane Sandy, which destroyed many other buildings.
Mead–Van Duyne House 2. Historic American Buildings Survey R. Merritt Lacey, Photographer March 23, 1938 EXTERIOR - SOUTHEAST ELEVATION - Van Duyne House, 636 Fairfield Road, Mountain View, Passaic County, NJ (Cropped).jpg Wayne 1706MuseumSecond oldest surviving Dutch stone house in Passaic County [35]
Isaac Watson House [36] Isaac Watson House, Hamilton Township, NJ.jpg Hamilton 1708MuseumOldest building in Mercer County, restored in 1964 as headquarters of the NJ Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Jonathan Singletary Dunham House Jonathan Dunham House WoodbridgeNJ Built1671.JPG Woodbridge Township 1709ResidenceBuilt by Jonathan Singletary Dunham, who built the first gristmill in New Jersey and was a member of the New Jersey Assembly [37] Date of 1709 ascertained through tree-ring dating.
Rockingham Rockingham House, front.JPG Rocky Hill
Kingston
c.1710Museum John Berrien's house served as the headquarters for George Washington and the Continental Army from August 23, 1783 to November 10, 1783.
The house has been relocated three times: 1897, 1956, and 2001. [38]
Plume House Plume House rectory 407 Broad jeh.jpg Newark 1710RectoryLocated near I-280 the house is threatened by pollution and vibration, and considered one of the 10 most threatened historical sites in the state [39]
Sydenham House Sydenham House.jpg Newark 1711ResidenceOldest private home in Newark
John Holcombe House John Holcombe House - Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead Museum.jpg Delaware Township 1711MuseumPart of Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead Museum. Oldest house in Hunterdon County [40] [41] [42]
Shinn Curtis Log House Thomas Shinn Home Mount Holly.jpg Mount Holly 1712
Perth Amboy City Hall City Hall, Perth Amboy, NJ.jpg Perth Amboy 1714–1717 City hall Oldest city hall in US
Woodbury Friends' Meetinghouse [43] WOODBURY FRIENDS' MEETINGHOUSE(1).JPG Woodbury 1715ReligiousOldest Friends meeting house
Seaville Friends Meeting House [44] Seaville Friends 2.JPG Seaville 1717Religious Friends meeting house
William Green House WilliamGreenHouse.jpg Ewing Township, New Jersey 1717-1830Residence (abandoned)On grounds of The College of New Jersey
William Trent House William Trent House, Trenton, NJ.jpg Trenton 1719ResidenceOldest house in Trenton, the state capitol, and served unofficially as governor's residence
Martin Berry House MARTIN BERRY HOUSE, POMPTON PLAINS, MORRIS COUNTY.jpg Pequannock Township 1720ResidenceFormer residence of Samuel Berry, Berry's were first family to settle Pompton Plains
Matthias Hendricke Smock House [45] Matthias Smock House, east elevation.jpg Piscataway 1720Residence
Seabrook–Wilson House Seabrook-Wilson House.jpg Middletown 1720Family tradition states that the house was built in 1663 by Thomas Whitlock, who came to the colony in 1648.
Van Wickle House [46] Van Wickle House in Somerset NJ.JPG Franklin Township 1722House
Daniel Demarest House Daniel Demarest House.jpg Dumont 1724ResidenceOldest building in Bergen County
Peachfield Westampton Township 1725
Somers Mansion Somers Mansion-01.jpg Somers Point 1725ResidenceOldest intact house in Atlantic County [47]
Van Veghten House Van Veghten House, Finderne, NJ - looking east.jpg Finderne c.1725MuseumHeadquarters of Quartermaster General Nathanael Greene during the second (winter of 1778–79) Middlebrook encampment in the American Revolutionary War [48]
Solitude House Solitude House, High Bridge, NJ.jpg High Bridge c.1725UnusedHome of Robert Taylor, superintendent of the Union Iron Works, founded 1742. Temporary prison for John Penn and Benjamin Chew during the American Revolutionary War. [49]
Davenport–Demarest House Historic American Buildings Survey Nathaniel R. Ewan, Photographer March 8, 1938 EXTERIOR - SOUTH ELEVATION - Demarest Farmhouse, Changebridge Road, Montville, Morris County, NJ HABS NJ,14-MONVI.V,2-1.tif Montville c.1730Residence
Morven MorvenNJ.jpg Princeton 1730ResidenceServed as the state's first Governor's mansion from 1945–1981.
Joseph Ware House Joe Ware House Salem Co NJ.JPG Hancock's Bridge c.1730Residence
Holcombe House Holcombe House, Lambertville, NJ.jpg Lambertville c.1733ResidenceServed as the headquarters of George Washington and the Continental Army, July 1777 and June 1778. [50]
Hancock House Hancock House, Lower Alloways Creek Township, NJ.jpg Lower Alloways Creek Township 1734ResidenceMajor John Graves Simcoe led approximately 300 British soldiers and Queen's Rangers through a marsh and across Alloway Creek to surround Hancock House. They surprised 20 to 30 members of the local militia stationed there, along with Judge Hancock, killing most of them.
Old Salem County Courthouse Salem Courthouse Mkt St.JPG Salem 1735 Courthouse Oldest active courthouse in New Jersey and second oldest courthouse in continuous use in the United States. [51] Enlarged in 1817 and 1908, served as the courthouse for Salem County until 1969 and today for Salem City Municipal Court. [52] [53]
Wortendyke Barn Park Ridge 1735BarnOne of oldest New World Dutch barns
Woodruff House Hillside Historical Society .jpg Hillside 1735Residence/Hillside Historical Society
Droeschers Mill DROESCHERS MILL, CRANFORD, UNION COUNTY.jpg Cranford 1737CommercialOldest continuously operated commercial building in New Jersey
Upper Freehold Baptist Meeting Ye Olde Yellow Meeting House, Upper Freehold Township, NJ.jpg Upper Freehold Township 1737ChurchYe Olde Yellow Meeting House, oldest Baptist Meetinghouse [54]
Buccleuch Mansion Buccleuch Mansion New Brunswick NJ.jpg New Brunswick 1739ResidenceVisited by several prominent men, such as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, General Kosciusko, General Gates, and John Hancock.
Hopper-Goetschius House HOPPER-GOETSCHIUS HOUSE, UPPER SADDLE RIVER, BERGEN COUNTY.jpg Upper Saddle River 1739
Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge HOMESTEAD FARM AT OAK RIDGE, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ.jpg Clark c.1720–1740
Cedar Bridge Tavern Barnegat c. 1740UnoccupiedBelieved to contain oldest intact bar in the U.S. Site of the last skirmish of the American Revolutionary War.
The Red House Ringwood Manor Farmhouse.jpg Ringwood c. 1740UnoccupiedOldest structure in Ringwood, NJ, located on the grounds of Ringwood State Park. [55]
Dey Mansion Dey Mansion 1.JPG Wayne 1740ResidenceServed as the headquarters of George Washington and the Continental Army from October to November 1780.
Staats House Abraham Staats House, NJ, south view.jpg South Bound Brook c.1740ResidenceServed as the headquarters of Baron William Frederick Von Steuben in the spring of 1779.
Van Vorst House [56] Van Vorst Farmhouse 1740.jpg Jersey City c.1740ResidenceOldest private home in Jersey City
Van Wagenen House Van Wagenen House 1933.jpg Jersey City ca 1740sMuseumUndergoing restoration per 2009
Ayers-Allen House
aka Allen House Tavern
Ayers-Allen House, Metuchen, NJ.jpg Metuchen, New Jersey ca 1740 40°32′40″N74°21′52″W / 40.54444°N 74.36444°W / 40.54444; -74.36444
Oxford Furnace Oxford NJ USA Oxford Furnace Tom ZmudaIMG 5709.jpg Oxford 1741FurnaceFirst hot blast furnace in United States
Cornelius Low House Cornelius Low House (2008).jpg Piscataway 1741Residence
Hutchings Homestead HutchingsHomesteadSpringfield.jpg Springfield 1741ResidenceColloquially known as the "Cannon Ball House", it served as a British field hospital during the Battle of Springfield (1780)
Updike Parsonage Barn Cranbury 1741BarnOne of oldest barns in state
Trinity Church Trinity & St. Phillip's Episcopal Cathedral, Newark jeh.jpg Newark 1742ChurchOldest church in Newark
Joseph Shinn House Joseph Shinn House Woodstown NJ.jpg Woodstown 1742ResidenceAlso known as the Old Red House
Richard Holcombe House Richard Holcombe House, Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, NJ.jpg Delaware Township 1744UnusedExpanded in 1811. [57]
Nathaniel Drake House NathanielDrakeHouse.jpg Plainfield 1746MuseumGeorge Washington briefly stayed at the house during the Battle of Short Hills. Currently operated as the Drake House Museum and home of the Historical Society of Plainfield.
Thomas West House Westville 1746ResidenceLocal lore states that the old Thomas West house was used as a stopping-off place for the underground railroad, which was used during the Civil War for helping the blacks to escape to the North. There were tunnels which led from the Creek bank to the basement of the house. [58]
Zion Lutheran [59] Zion Lutheran Church, Oldwick, NJ - south view.jpg Oldwick 1749ChurchOldest Lutheran church in New Jersey
Boxwood Hall Boxwood-hall.jpg Elizabeth c.1750ResidenceHome of Elias Boudinot, signer of the Treaty of Paris (1783) and the 10th President of the Continental Congress 1782–1783.
Indian King Tavern IndianKingTavern.jpg Haddonfield 1750 Tavern Served as the meeting place for the New Jersey General Assembly to ratify the Declaration of Independence and adopt the Great Seal of the State of New Jersey in 1777.
Isaac Onderdonk House Isaac Onderdonk House, Road Up Raritan.jpg Piscataway 1750Residence
Simon Van Duyne House Historic American Buildings Survey R. Merritt Lacey, Photographer April 28, 1936 EXTERIOR - SOUTH ELEVATION - Simon Van Duyne House, Maple Lane and Hook Mountain Road, Pine Brook, HABS NJ,14-PIBR,1-1.tif Montville c.1750Residence
Old Dutch Parsonage Old Dutch Parsonage, Somerville, NJ - 2017.jpg Somerville 1751 Parsonage Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh lived here and helped establish Queen's College, now known as Rutgers University. The original site was on the north side of the street, just east of the Wallace House, but the house was moved west when the railroad went through its original location.
Old Tennent Church Tennent Church.png Manalapan 1751ChurchUsed as a field hospital during the Battle of Monmouth [60]
Vreeland Homestead VREELAND HOMESTEAD, NUTLEY, ESSEX COUNTY, NJ.jpg Nutley c.1751MuseumOperated by the Nutley Historical Society. [61]
Mount Holly Firehouse Old firehouse mt holly.jpg Mount Holly 1752 Firehouse Oldest firehouse in the US, established by what is now the oldest continuously operating volunteer fire department in the US [62] [63]
Steuben House Steuben House 1936.jpg New Bridge Landing 1752Museum
Neshanic Reformed Church Neshanic Reformed Church, Neshanic, NJ.jpg Hillsborough Township 1752ChurchOldest church in New Jersey that is continuously used for its original purpose. [64]
Dirck Gulick House Dirck Gulick House, NJ.jpg Montgomery Township 1752MuseumOperated by the Van Harlingen Historical Society
Covenhoven House Freehold, New Jersey 1752-53Museum
Bishop–Irick Farmstead Bishop- Irick Farmstead (9).JPG Vincentown 1753HouseHeadquarters and Visitors Center for the Pinelands Preservation Alliance [65]
Nassau Hall Nassau-southside.JPG Princeton 1754AcademicHoused the entire United States government in 1783
Holmes-Hendrickson House Holmes-Hendrickson House front.jpg Holmdel 1754 [66] Residence
Dickinson House (Alloway, New Jersey) Dickenson House HABS 1936.jpg Alloway Township, New Jersey 1754Residence
Johannes Parlaman House Historic American Buildings Survey Nathaniel R. Ewan, Photographer March 3, 1938 EXTERIOR - NORTHEAST ELEVATION - Johannes Parlaman House, River Road, Montville, Morris County, HABS NJ,14-MONVI.V,1-1.tif Montville 1755Residence
Shippen Manor Shippen Manor, Oxford, NJ 01.jpg Oxford 1755ResidencePossibly oldest house in Warren County
John Van Doren House John Van Doren House, Millstone, NJ - north view.jpg Millstone c.1755ResidenceServed as the headquarters for George Washington, the night of January 3–4, 1777 after the Battle of Princeton.
Gabreil Daveis Tavern House Hillman Davies 1756.jpg Glendora 1756Tavernalso known as the Hillman Hospital House, this tavern was built in 1756 near the Big Timber Creek and housed boatmen who used the creek to ship goods to Philadelphia. It was designated a hospital by George Washington during the Revolutionary War.
Samuel Fleming House Flemington 1756Housealso known as Flemington Castle, is an historic home located in Flemington, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The building is now operated as a museum. It is the oldest surviving house in the borough. It is part of the Flemington Historic District.
Alloways Creek Friends Meetinghouse Hancock Bridge Meeting.JPG Hancock's Bridge 1756Residence
Steele-Condit House Steele-Condit House.jpg Roseland 1757ResidenceBuilt approx 1720–1730. First recorded in 1757. Post-and-Beam construction. Oldest house in Roseland. [67] Served as first school to area.
Old Barracks Old Barracks, South Willow Street, Trenton (Mercer County, New Jersey).jpg Trenton 1758MilitaryLast of its type, now National Historic Landmark & museum
Brainerd Schoolhouse [68] [69] Old Schoolhouse.JPG Mount Holly 1759SchoolOldest one room school, now a museum
William Chamberlain House [70] Wm. Chamberlain House.JPG East Amwell 1760Residence
John Reading Farmstead 2. MAIN ELEVATION, CLOSEUP - Governor John Reading House.jpg Raritan Township 1760ResidenceHome of John Reading, former governor of New Jersey, 1757–1758.
White Hill Mansion Fieldsboro 1760unused [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] [76] [77]
Mount Bethel Baptist Meetinghouse Mount Bethel Baptist Meetinghouse, Somerset County, NJ.jpg Warren Township 1761MuseumIn Somerset County
John Newbold House John Newbold House, Chesterfield Township, NJ.jpg Chesterfield Township c.1761InnAt Fernbrook Farms in Burlington County
Proprietary House Prophouse.jpg Perth Amboy 1762GovernmentOldest remaining colonial proprietary governor's residence in the original Thirteen States
Seven Stars Tavern Seven Stars 02A.jpg Pilesgrove Township 1762TavernIn Salem County
Van Syckel's Tavern Van Syckel Tavern, Van Syckel, NJ.jpg Van Syckel 1763TavernIn Hunterdon County. [78]
Caspar Westervelt House CASPAR WESTERVELT HOUSE, TEANECK, BERGEN COUNTY, NJ.jpg Teaneck 1763Residence
Sandy Hook Light Sandy Hook Light.JPG Sandy Hook 1764LighthouseOldest surviving lighthouse in the United States.
Franklin House Woodbury pre-1765ResidenceBuilt before 1765 and originally a log cabin, the oldest surviving house in Woodbury was bought by a Joseph Franklin in 1823, and remained in his family until 1911. The exterior logs are intact but now have weatherboard cladding. Its front door, exposed beams, and one fireplace made from square handmade bricks are original. [79] [80] [81]
Thatcher House 255 Ridge Road, Frenchtown, NJ.jpg Kingwood Township 1765Residence
George Jr. and Sarah Morgan House GEORGE & SARAH MORGAN, JR HOUSE GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NJ.jpg Washington Township c.1765Museum
Kingsland Manor Kingsland Manor.jpg Nutley 1768ResidenceBuilt as a farmhouse in 1768 and expanded between 1790 and 1796 by Joseph Kingsland.
Samuel Johnson House 229 Childs Road, Franklin Corners, NJ.jpg Franklin Corners c.1770Residence
Liberty Hall Liberty-hall-elizabeth.jpg Union 1772ResidenceThe home of William Livingston the first governor of New Jersey.
Rancocas Friends Meeting House RANCOCAS HISTORIC VILLAGE.JPG Rancocas 1772Religious
Crosswicks Friends Meeting House Chesterfield Friends Meeting House, Crosswicks, NJ.jpg Crosswicks 1773Religious
Christ Church ChristChurch NewBrunswickNJ 01152010.JPG New Brunswick 1773 (tower)ChurchEpiscopal Church, founded in 1742.
Campbell-Christie House Cambell Christie House c.1774 with Outkitchen Historic New Bridge Landing River Edge, NJ.jpg River Edge 1774MuseumPart of Historic New Bridge Landing
Ford Mansion Ford Mansion, Morristown, NJ - looking north.jpg Morristown 1774MuseumThe headquarters of George Washington and the Continental Army during the "Hard Winter" from December 1779 until May 1780.
Boudinot–Southard Farmstead Boudinot-Southard Farmstead, Bernards Township, NJ - farmhouse.jpg Bernards Township pre-1776Residence Elias Boudinot moved here in November 1776.
Wallace House Wallace House, Somerville, NJ - looking north.jpg Somerville 1776ResidenceServed as headquarters of General George Washington during the second Middlebrook encampment (1778–79)

Post 1776

BuildingImageLocationFirst BuiltUseNotes
First Reformed Dutch Church HackensackChurchOnTheGreen.jpg Hackensack 1781ReligiousOldest Dutch Reformed Church
Rahway and Plainfield Friends Meeting House Rahway and Plainfield Friends Monthly Meeting, Plainfield, NJ.jpg Plainfield 1788ReligiousFirst house of worship in Plainfield
New Jersey State House New Jersey State House.jpg Trenton 1792GovernmentSecond oldest statehouse in continuous use in the U.S. [82]
Old Queens Old Queens, New Brunswick, NJ - looking north, 2014.jpg New Brunswick 1809AcademicOldest building at Rutgers University.
Burlington County Prison Burlington County Prison, 128 High Street, Mount Holly (Burlington County, New Jersey).jpg Mount Holly 1811 Prison Possibly oldest prison building, which operated from 1811 to 1965
Pompton Reformed Church Pompton Lakes 1814Religious
Barrow Mansion Barrow Mansion in Jersey City.jpg Jersey City c.1835 Private home Adapted as community center beginning in 1890s
Jonathan Pyne House Pyne House 1694.JPG Cape May 1844ResidenceIn Cape May County. [1] 2006 Dendrochronological survey provided date of 1844.
Saint Francis Roman Catholic Church Trenton 1846ChurchOldest Roman Catholic church. Catholics became entitled to own property only with the passage of the state's revised constitution in 1840. [83]
Spermacetti Cove Life-saving Station Sandy Hook
Highlands
1849MaritimeLast surviving of first federally built by United States Life-Saving Service
Relocated from Fort Hancock to Navesink Twin Lights in 1954 [84] [85]
Long-a-Coming Depot Berlin NJ Depot.jpg Berlin 1856Rail stationOldest railroad station
Ramsey Station Ramsey Main Street Station.jpg Ramsey 1868Railroad StationOldest passenger station in service
Market St. Firehouse Morristown 1870FirehouseOldest firehouse in Morris County
Mount Pisgah AME Church [86] Salem 1871ChurchOldest African Methodist Episcopal Church
Chalfonte Hotel [87] Chalfonte CMHD.JPG Cape May 1876 Hotel Oldest continuously operated hotel on the East Coast of the US and contributing property to the Cape May Historic District.
Congregation Adas Emuno Adas Emuno Synagogue Hoboken, Hudson County 02.jpg Hoboken 1883SynagogueOldest surviving synagogue building in New Jersey [88]
Weehawken Water Tower Weehawken Water Tower jeh.jpg Weehawken 1883 Water tower Possibly oldest water tower
East Jersey State Prison EastJerseyStatePrison.jpg Avenel 1901 Prison
Better known by its original name, Rahway State Prison, oldest operating prison
Firemen's Insurance Company Building Fireman's Insurance Building Four Corners Newark 03.JPG Newark 1910 Skyscraper The 220 foot (67m) 19 story building is the oldest existing skyscraper is located in the Four Corners Historic District [89] [90] [91]
Max's Diner Harrison 1927RestaurantOldest diner [92] [93]
Newark Airport Administration Building Newark 1935AviationFirst airport terminal in the United States [94]

relocated in 2002 [95] [96] [97]

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station - 1998.jpg Forked River 1969 Nuclear power station Oldest operating nuclear power station in the United States
Either the Caesars Atlantic City or Bally's Atlantic City Atlantic City 1979Gambling Casino Oldest legal purpose-built gambling casino. (While Resorts Casino Hotel is a year older, it used an existing building for its business, Haddon Hall. Caesar's expanded a pre-existing building for its casino.)
Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm Atlantic-Jersey Wind Farm.jpg Atlantic City 2005 Wind farm The first coastal wind farm in the United States and New Jersey's first wind farm, consisting of five towers

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The Flemington Historic District is a historic district in the borough of Flemington in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. After evaluation by the state historic preservation office (SHPO), it was listed on New Jersey Register of Historic Places ) and the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1980, for its significance in architecture and politics/government. One has been documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lansdown (Pittstown, New Jersey)</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

Lansdown, also known as the Charles Stewart Plantation, is a historic house located on Hamden Road along the South Branch Raritan River in the village of Lansdowne, northeast of Pittstown, in Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 2, 1979, for its significance in architecture, military, and politics/government.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Reading Farmstead</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

The John Reading Farmstead is a historic house located at 76 River Road by the South Branch Raritan River in Raritan Township, near Flemington in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It was built in 1760 for John Reading, former governor of the Province of New Jersey, 1757–1758. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1978, for its significance in agriculture, architecture, politics, and exploration/settlement.

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