National Register of Historic Places listings in Hudson County, New Jersey facts for kids

Location of Hudson County in New Jersey

Hudson County, New Jersey, is home to many special places listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This is an official list of buildings, sites, and objects that are important to American history and culture. These places are recognized for their unique stories and how they helped shape the past.

This list includes many different types of historic sites. You'll find old fire stations, churches, famous buildings, and even entire neighborhoods. Each one has a unique history that tells us more about Hudson County and the people who lived there.

Historic Places in Hudson County
- Bayonne
- East Newark
- Hoboken
- Jersey City
- Kearny
- Union City
- Weehawken
Other Historic Listings
Former Listings
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Historic Places in Hudson County

Here are some of the interesting historic places you can find in Hudson County:

Bayonne

Bayonne Truck House No. 1 (12 W. 47th St.): This old fire station is now the Bayonne Firefighters Museum. It was listed on January 2, 1976.

Bayonne Firefighters Museum

Bayonne Trust Company (229–231 Broadway): This building, listed on August 8, 2006, is now the Bayonne Community Museum.

Bayonne Community Museum

First Reformed Dutch Church of Bergen Neck (Avenue C and 33rd St.): This historic church was added to the list on April 22, 1982.

First Reformed Dutch Church of Bergen Neck

Hale-Whitney Mansion (100 Broadway): A beautiful old mansion listed on June 7, 1996.

Hale-Whitney Mansion

Robbins Reef Light Station (Southwest Upper New York Bay): This lighthouse, listed on July 19, 2006, is located in the water near Bayonne.

Robbins Reef Light Station

St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church (979 Ave. C): This church was added to the list on August 24, 2011.

St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church

East Newark

Clark Thread Company Historic District (900 Passaic Ave.): This area, listed on June 2, 1978, was once home to a large thread factory.

Clark Thread Company Historic District

Hoboken

Association of Exempt Firemen Building (213 Bloomfield St.): This building, listed on March 30, 1984, is part of a group of historic firehouses in Hoboken. It's now the Hoboken Firefighters Museum.

Association of Exempt Firemen Building

Buildings at 1200–1206 Washington Street (1200–1206 Washington St.): Also known as The Yellow Flats, these buildings were listed on March 9, 1987.

The Yellow Flats

Church of Our Lady of Grace (400 Willow Ave.): This church was listed on May 31, 1996.

Church of Our Lady of Grace

Church of the Holy Innocents (Willow Ave. and 6th St.): This church was added to the list on May 24, 1977.

Church of the Holy Innocents

Engine Company No. 2 (1313 Washington St.): Listed on March 30, 1984, this is another historic fire station in Hoboken.

Engine Company No. 2

Engine Company No. 3 (201 Jefferson St.): This fire station was listed on March 30, 1984.

Engine Company No. 3

Engine Company No. 4 (212 Park Ave.): Another historic Hoboken fire station, listed on March 30, 1984.

Engine Company No. 4

Engine Company No. 5 (412 Grand St.): This fire station was listed on March 30, 1984.

Engine Company No. 5

Engine Company No. 6 (801 Clinton St.): Listed on March 30, 1984, this is also part of the historic firehouse group.

Engine Company No. 6

Engine House No. 3, Truck No. 2 (501 Observer Hwy.): This firehouse was listed on March 30, 1984.

Engine House No. 3, Truck No. 2

Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Terminal at Hoboken (Foot of Hudson Pl.): This large train and ferry terminal was listed on July 24, 1973. It's a very important transportation hub.

Hoboken Terminal waiting room

Firemen's Monument (Church Square Pk.): This monument, listed on October 30, 1986, honors firefighters and is part of the historic firehouse theme.

Firemen's Monument

First Baptist Church (901–907 Bloomfield St.): This church was added to the list on February 1, 2006.

First Baptist Church

Hoboken City Hall (86–98 Washington St.): The city's government building was listed on January 1, 1976.

Hoboken City Hall

Hoboken Free Public Library and Manual Training School (500 Park Ave.): This historic library building was listed on August 4, 2015.

Hoboken Free Public Library and Manual Training School

Hoboken Land and Improvement Company Building (1 Newark St.): This building, listed on July 3, 1979, played a role in the development of Hoboken.

Hoboken Land and Improvement Company Building

Jefferson Trust Company (313–315 First St.): This former bank building was listed on February 13, 1986.

Jefferson Trust Company

Keuffel and Esser Manufacturing Complex (3rd, Grand & Adams St.): Once a factory, this complex is now known as Clock Towers and was listed on September 12, 1985.

Keuffel and Esser Manufacturing Complex

Saint Ann's Roman Catholic Church and Rectory (704 Jefferson St.): This church and its rectory were listed on November 24, 2015.

Saint Ann's Roman Catholic Church

Edwin A. Stevens Hall (Fifth St. between Hudson and River Sts.): Located at Stevens Institute of Technology, this hall was listed on February 4, 1994.

Edwin A. Stevens Hall

United Synagogue of Hoboken (115–117 Park Ave): This synagogue was added to the list on June 27, 2008.

United Synagogue of Hoboken

William Hall Walker Gymnasium (6th St. at Fieldhouse Rd., Castle Point on Hudson): This gymnasium, part of Stevens Institute of Technology, was listed on May 9, 2019.

William Hall Walker Gymnasium

Jersey City

Dr. William Barrow Mansion (83 Wayne St.): This historic mansion was listed on May 2, 1977.

Barrow Mansion

Fairmount Apartments (2595 Kennedy Blvd.): These apartments were listed on March 3, 1995.

Fairmount Apartments

Ficken's Warehouse (750–766 Grand St.): This old warehouse was listed on June 14, 1984.

Ficken's Warehouse

Grace Church Van Vorst (268 2nd St): This church was added to the list on August 1, 1979.

Grace Church Van Vorst

Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Warehouse (Provost St. between 1st and Bay Sts.): This large warehouse, listed on June 2, 1978, belonged to a famous grocery store chain.

Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Warehouse

Hamilton Park Historic District (Roughly bounded by Brunswick, Grove, 6th, and 9th Sts.): This historic neighborhood was listed on January 25, 1979.

Hamilton Park gazebo

Harsimus Cove Historic District (Roughly bounded by Grove Dr., Bay & First Sts., Jersey Ave., Second, & Coles Sts.): This historic area was listed on December 9, 1987.

Harsimus Cove Historic District

Holland Tunnel (Connecting Lower Manhattan and Jersey City): This famous underwater tunnel, connecting New Jersey and New York, was listed on November 4, 1993.

Holland Tunnel

Hook and Ladder No. 3 (218 Central Ave.): This fire station was listed on August 24, 2015.

Hook and Ladder No. 3

Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse (60–84 Bay St., 344–56 Washington Blvd.): This powerhouse, listed on November 23, 2001, once powered the trains that ran under the Hudson River.

Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse

Hudson County Courthouse (Newark and Baldwin Aves.): This impressive courthouse building was listed on August 25, 1970.

Hudson County Courthouse

Jersey City Central Railroad Terminal (U.S. 78 north of Ellis Island): This important train terminal was listed on September 12, 1975. Many immigrants passed through here.

Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal

Jersey City High School (2 Palisade Ave.): Now known as William L. Dickinson High School, this building was listed on June 1, 1982.

William L. Dickinson High School

Jersey City Medical Center (Roughly bounded by Montgomery St., Cornelison Ave., Dupont St., Clifton Pl., and Baldwin Ave.): This former medical center, now called The Beacon, was listed on November 27, 1985.

Jersey City Medical Center

Jersey City YMCA (654 Bergen Ave.): This YMCA building was listed on November 12, 1999.

Jersey City YMCA

Labor Bank Building (26 Journal Sq.): This building was listed on June 14, 1984.

Labor Bank Building

Lembeck and Betz Eagle Brewing Company District (Bounded by 9th, 10th, Grove and Henderson StS.): This historic brewery district was listed on June 21, 1984. The brewery buildings were taken down in 1997.

Lembeck and Betz Eagle Brewing Company

Old Bergen Church (Bergen and Highland Aves.): This very old church was listed on August 14, 1973.

Old Bergen Church

Paulus Hook Historic District (Greene, Washington, Grand, Sussex, Morris, Essex, Warren and York Sts.): This historic neighborhood was listed on June 21, 1982.

Paulus Hook Historic District

Pohlmann's Hall (154 Ogden Ave.): This hall was listed on September 5, 1985.

Pohlmann's Hall

Reservoir No. 3 (Bounded by Summit, Jefferson, Central & Reservoir Aves.): This old reservoir was listed on August 27, 2012.

Jersey City Reservoir No. 3

Route 1 Extension (US 1 and 9 milepoint: 51.25-54.55, NJ 139 milepoint 0-1.45): This includes the famous Pulaski Skyway, listed on August 12, 2005.

Pulaski Skyway

St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church (457 Monmouth St.): This church was listed on March 22, 2004.

St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church

St. Patrick's Parish and Buildings (Grand St., Ocean and Bramhall Aves.): This church and its buildings were listed on September 17, 1980.

St. Patrick's Parish and Buildings

Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island and Liberty Island (Upper New York Bay): This world-famous monument, including Ellis Island, was listed on October 15, 1966.

Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

Van Vorst Park Historic District (Roughly bounded by Railroad Ave., Henderson, Grand, Bright, and Monmouth Sts.): This historic park area was listed on March 5, 1980.

Van Vorst Park

Van Wagenen House (298 Academy St.): This historic house was listed on August 16, 2006.

Van Wagenen House

West Bergen-East Lincoln Park Historic District (Roughly bounded by Bergen, Harrison, West Side, Kensington & Fairmount Aves., Kennedy Blvd. & Montgomery St.): This historic neighborhood was listed on July 19, 2016.

West Bergen-East Lincoln Park Historic District

Kearny

Highland Hose No. 4 (72–74 Halstead St.): This fire station was listed on May 29, 1987.

Highland Hose No. 4

Union City

Monastery and Church of Saint Michael the Archangel (2019 West St.): This monastery and church were listed on March 6, 1986.

Monastery and Church of Saint Michael the Archangel

Weehawken

Hackensack Water Company Complex (4100 Park Ave.): This complex, including the Weehawken Water Tower, was listed on January 3, 1980.

Weehawken Water Tower

Other Historic Listings

Morris Canal (Irregular line beginning at Phillipsburg and ending at Jersey City): This historic canal, which once stretched across New Jersey, was listed on October 1, 1974.

Morris Canal marker

Former Listings

Sometimes, a place might be removed from the National Register of Historic Places. This can happen if the building is changed too much, or if it is torn down.