This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States
National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the
National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance.[1] There are 58 NHLs in
New Jersey.[2]
Largest known Indian Woodland village archaeological site inhabited from 500 BC to 500 AD; Encompasses John A. Roebling Park, Hamilton-Trenton-Bordentown Marsh, and other nearby properties.
Where the first relatively complete set of dinosaur bones in the world were discovered in 1858 by William Parker Foulke, a member of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, and subsequently removed, preserved, and named (
Hadrosaurus foulkii) by
Joseph Leidy, also of the Academy..
The oldest building at
Princeton University and the largest in New Jersey when it was built in 1754. It served as the home of the American government from June to November 1783.
A joint New York and New Jersey organization, it includes 24 parks and eight historic sites, covering over 100,000 acres (405 km2) along more than 20 miles (32 km) of Hudson River shoreline. It also operates the
Palisades Interstate Parkway, which travels through the park, along the
Hudson River
A fine example of
John Notman's architecture. It formerly served as the official home of the President of Princeton University, and is now the faculty club.
Woodrow Wilson lived from 1902 to 1910, prior to entering politics.
Historic areas in the United States National Park System
National Historic Sites, National Historic Parks, National Memorials, and certain other
areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national importance that are highly protected already, often before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960, and are often not also named NHLs per se. There are four of these in New Jersey. The National Park Service lists these three together with the NHLs in the state,[5] These are:
^Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined
here, differentiate
National Historic Landmarks and
historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the
National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^These are listed on p.114 of "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State"
^Date of listing as National Monument or similar designation, from various sources in articles indexed.
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States
National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the
National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance.[1] There are 58 NHLs in
New Jersey.[2]
Largest known Indian Woodland village archaeological site inhabited from 500 BC to 500 AD; Encompasses John A. Roebling Park, Hamilton-Trenton-Bordentown Marsh, and other nearby properties.
Where the first relatively complete set of dinosaur bones in the world were discovered in 1858 by William Parker Foulke, a member of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, and subsequently removed, preserved, and named (
Hadrosaurus foulkii) by
Joseph Leidy, also of the Academy..
The oldest building at
Princeton University and the largest in New Jersey when it was built in 1754. It served as the home of the American government from June to November 1783.
A joint New York and New Jersey organization, it includes 24 parks and eight historic sites, covering over 100,000 acres (405 km2) along more than 20 miles (32 km) of Hudson River shoreline. It also operates the
Palisades Interstate Parkway, which travels through the park, along the
Hudson River
A fine example of
John Notman's architecture. It formerly served as the official home of the President of Princeton University, and is now the faculty club.
Woodrow Wilson lived from 1902 to 1910, prior to entering politics.
Historic areas in the United States National Park System
National Historic Sites, National Historic Parks, National Memorials, and certain other
areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national importance that are highly protected already, often before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960, and are often not also named NHLs per se. There are four of these in New Jersey. The National Park Service lists these three together with the NHLs in the state,[5] These are:
^Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined
here, differentiate
National Historic Landmarks and
historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the
National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^These are listed on p.114 of "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State"
^Date of listing as National Monument or similar designation, from various sources in articles indexed.