This article attempts to list the oldest
extant buildings surviving in the state of
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in New Jersey and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upon
dendochronology
Dendrochronology (or tree-ring dating) is the scientific method of dating tree rings (also called growth rings) to the exact year they were formed. As well as dating them, this can give data for dendroclimatology, the study of climate and atmos ...
, architectural studies, and historical records. Sites on the list are generally from the
First Period
First Period is an American architecture style in the time period between approximately 1626 and 1725, used by British colonists during the earliest English settlements in United States, particularly in Massachusetts and Virginia and later in ...
of American architecture or earlier.
To be listed here a site must:
*date from prior to 1776; or
*be the oldest building in a county, large city, or oldest of its type (church, government building, etc.),
Colonial era
Post 1776
See also
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List of the oldest buildings in the United States
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National Register of Historic Places listings in New Jersey
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New Jersey Historic Trust
The New Jersey Historic Trust was created by the State of New Jersey in 1967 to preserve New Jersey's historic resources. The Historic Trust's executive director is Dorothy P. Guzzo.
Funding programs available through the New Jersey Historic Tr ...
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Monmouth County Historical Association The Monmouth County Historical Association was established in 1898 by a group of county residents headed by professional educator Caroline Gallup Reed. They soon incorporated in order “to discover, procure, preserve and perpetuate whatever relates ...
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Meadows Foundation (New Jersey)
The Meadows Foundation of Somerset County, New Jersey is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1978. It oversaw the restoration of seven historic houses in Somerset.
Houses
* Van Liew-Suydam House, 280 South Middlebush Road. It was built in the 1 ...
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New Bridge Landing
New Bridge was a prosperous mill hamlet, centered upon a bridge strategically placed at the narrows of the Hackensack River. In the American Revolution, New Bridge Landing was the site of a strategic bridge crossing the Hackensack River, where Ge ...
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Cranford Historical Preservation Advisory Board
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Raritan Landing
Raritan Landing is a historical unincorporated community located within Piscataway Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, which was once an inland port, the farthest upstream point ocean-going ships could reach along the Raritan ...
References
External links
NJ Arts and Architecture: Chronological listing of historic buildings in NJ*{{cite news , last = Roncace , first = Kelly , title = Living history: Here are 12 of the oldest homes in N.J. , publisher = The Star-Ledger , date = March 21, 2017 , url = http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/03/take_a_look_at_12_of_the_oldest_homes_in_nj.html#incart_2box_nj-homepage-featured , access-date =21 March 2017
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
Architecture in New Jersey
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