The Charles N. Fowler House is located at 518 Salem Avenue in the city of Elizabeth in Union County, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1909, it is a prominent local example of Georgian Revival architecture, featuring a semi-circular projecting Doric portico topped by a metal dome (a later addition). It was designed by the New York firm

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Charles N. Fowler Charles Newell Fowler Sr. (November 2, 1852, Lena, Illinois – May 27, 1932, Orange, New Jersey) was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to ...

, a prominent local banker and United States Congressman. In 1930 Fowler sold the building to the Vail-Deane School. With It is now home to a Dar-ul-Islam, an Islamic mosque and community center. The historic house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 1986, for its significance in architecture and politics/government.

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