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Phillipsburg Commercial Historic District

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Phillipsburg Commercial Historic District
Union Square, 2017
Phillipsburg Commercial Historic District is located in Warren County, New Jersey
Phillipsburg Commercial Historic District
Phillipsburg Commercial Historic District is located in New Jersey
Phillipsburg Commercial Historic District
Phillipsburg Commercial Historic District is located in the United States
Phillipsburg Commercial Historic District
Location29-169 S. Main St., 60-178 S. Main St., 3 Hudson St., 9 and 12-30 Morris St./Main St., 7-11, 17, and 21-27 Union Square
Phillipsburg, New Jersey
Coordinates40°41′29″N 75°12′08″W / 40.69139°N 75.20222°W / 40.69139; -75.20222
Area12.7 acres (5.1 ha)
Built1811 (1811)
Architectural styleItalianate, Queen Anne, Second Empire
NRHP reference No.08000973[1]
NJRHP No.4832[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 8, 2008
Designated NJRHPAugust 20, 2008

The Phillipsburg Commercial Historic District is a 12.7-acre (5.1 ha) historic district in the town of Phillipsburg in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 2008, for its local history and representative late 19th and early 20th century commercial structures. It has 66 contributing buildings, including the individually listed Lander–Stewart Mansion and Stites Building, and 4 contributing structures.[3]

History and description

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The oldest building in the district is the former Union Hotel located in Union Square. The four-story Federal structure was built in 1811. The Lander–Stewart Mansion was built around 1880 with Italianate architecture and the Stites Building around 1835 with Federal architecture. Union Station was built in 1914 for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad.[3]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#08000973)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Warren County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 9.
  3. ^ a b Zerbe, Nancy L.; Walsh, Marianne; Materna, Angela (June 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Phillipsburg Commercial Historic District". National Park Service.
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