The Flemington Historic District is a
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
in the borough of
Flemington in
Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.
After evaluation by the
state historic preservation office (SHPO), it was listed on
New Jersey Register of Historic Places (NJRHP #1587)) and the
National Register of Historic Places (NRHP #80002493) on September 17, 1980, for its significance in architecture and politics/government.
[ With ] One has been documented by the
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS).
Among the
contributing properties (CP) are:
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Union Hotel Union Hotel may refer to:
Canada
* Union Hotel, now site of the British High Commission, Ottawa
United States
* Union Hotel (Benicia, California), a California Historical Landmark, Sonoma County, California
* The Union Hotel, La Porte, Californi ...
- Early 19th century hotel in downtown Flemington that served as a restaurant until its 2008 closure. The current structure dates to 1877, built on the site of what had been a stagecoach stop that dates to 1814.
[Brickman, Rachael S]
"Union Hotel closes; liquor license stays"
NJ.com, September 26, 2008. Accessed July 10, 2014. "The Union Hotel, which sits on an acre of property across the street from the old courthouse, got its start as a stagecoach stop called Hart's Hotel in 1814. It was rebuilt several times over the years, and reached its current form in 1877."
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Hunterdon County Courthouse
The Hunterdon County Courthouse is an historic site located in Flemington, the county seat of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States, that is best known as the site of the 1935 "Trial of the Century" of Bruno Hauptmann and his conviction an ...
- Historic court house where the Lindbergh Trial took place. Now used for County offices.
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Fleming Castle / Samuel Fleming House - First house in Flemington, 5 Bonnell Street. Purchased by the Borough of Flemington in 2005 and operated as a historical museum by the Friends of Fleming Castle.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
References
External links
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{{NRHP in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Flemington, New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey