The Mid-Town Historic District is a 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. 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 and the individually listed First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth and Elizabeth station. With
Buildings Elizabeth is the fourth largest city by population in New Jersey and the seat of Union County. Located 5 miles south of Newark, Elizabeth has never developed a sizeable skyline, though mid-rises built before and during the Great Depression characterize the Mid-Town Historic District in the core of the city's central business district. Rank Name Address image Heightft/m Floors YearNotes 1 Union County Courthouse 2 Broad Street 17 1931 Neo classical 2 Ralph Oriscello Correctional Facility 15 Elizabethtown Plaza 14 3 Hersch Tower 125-129 Broad Street 14 1931 Art Deco 4 Ritz Theatre & Performing Arts Center 1148 East Jersey Street 3 1926 Art Deco; restored as a live performing arts venue in 1994 5 St. John's Episcopal Church Broad Street n/a1860 6 Winfield Scott Tower 321-325 North Broad Street 11 1928 Spanish Colonial Revival 7 Albender Building 1143-1145 East Jersey Street 11 1928 Neo classical 8 Amber Court 1153-1155 East Jersey Street 9 1928 Formerly Elizabeth Cateret HotelRenaissance Revival 9 Union County Jail 13-17 Elizabethtown Plaza 9 1931
See also Belcher-Ogden Mansion-Price, Benjamin-Price-Brittan Houses District National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, New Jersey Midtown Station Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
References