Plainfield Civic District
Plainfield City Hall
Plainfield Civic District is located in Union County, New Jersey
Plainfield Civic District
Plainfield Civic District is located in New Jersey
Plainfield Civic District
Plainfield Civic District is located in the United States
Plainfield Civic District
LocationRoughly, Watchung Avenue between E. Fifth and E. Seventh Streets
Plainfield, New Jersey
Coordinates40°37′03″N 74°25′03″W / 40.61750°N 74.41750°W / 40.61750; -74.41750 (Plainfield Civic District)
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Architectural styleGeorgian Revival, Jacobethan Revival
NRHP reference No.93000533[1]
NJRHP No.2703[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 17, 1993
Designated NJRHPMay 11, 1993

The Plainfield Civic District is a 2-acre (0.81 ha) historic district located in the city of Plainfield in Union County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1993 for its significance in architecture, politics/government, and community planning. The district includes three contributing buildings and one contributing object.[3]

History and description

The three contributing buildings in the district face Watchung Avenue. Built 1915–1919, the Plainfield City Hall was designed by architects Peck and Bottomley and features Georgian Revival architecture. Built 1922–1923, the YMCA Building is a three-story brick building featuring a limestone vestibule with Corinthian columns. Built in 1928, the former Seventh-Day Baptist Building, now the City Hall Annex, features Jacobethan Revival architecture. Built in 1927, the Plainfield War Memorial, a contributing object, features a flagpole on a tier of pink granite circular steps. East of the memorial is the Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, which contributes to the Crescent Area Historic District.[3]

YMCA Building

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System – (#93000533)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Union County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 29, 2022. p. 9. listed as the Plainfield Civic Historic District
  3. 1 2 Guter, Robert P. (August 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Plainfield Civic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 11 photos
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