Crescent Area Historic District Plainfield, NJ

Crescent Area Historic District Plainfield, NJ The Crescent Area Historic District is a neighborhood containing a unique collection of 19th century buildings. Ernest Ackerman, U.S.

This area was developed by in 1870 by Job Male who designed and built more than 30 of the 100 houses and buildings in the area. Before the settlement of Plainfield by the Europeans, the neighborhood was a occupied by the Lenni-Lennape Indians, part of the Algonquin Tribe. First, Second & Third Place were the settlement and burial grounds for the settlement. Many notable people of the late 19th and

early 20th century
made their home here in the district. John Carlson, member of the National Academy and Alex Seidel, a designer for Steuben Glass and painter for the Natural History Museum, lived on Third Place. A Van Dorn Honeyman, famous historian lived on 9th Street, as did Van Wycks Brooks. Congressman in the 1870's and his brother Marion, who started Lone Star Cement Company. The famous opera singer, Mario Caruso married into the Goddards, on 9th Street and was a frequent visitor. The area abounded in lawyers, judges, politicians artists and musicians. It was the heart of the town, and the tastes of the prominent members of town was reflected in the architecture of their homes. In the small historic district there are 122 homes that were built between 1860-1925 that are still standing. The neighborhood is on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980.

12/05/2023

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Courage: This orange floof has a heart full of love! After a bit of bonding, he turns into a cuddle enthusiast, especially if you deliver him some chin scratches! When he

Some cities actually give residents an award for historical preservation.
09/18/2023

Some cities actually give residents an award for historical preservation.

Tickets! Get your tickets! The proceeds goes towards keeping the neighborhood improvements up! If we succeed you succeed...
06/16/2023

Tickets! Get your tickets! The proceeds goes towards keeping the neighborhood improvements up! If we succeed you succeed more! Come dine with us in 4 fabulous places! https://bit.ly/JUNEMOON

Come get into the Holiday spirit while touring some of Plainfield, NJ’s beautiful historic homes all decked out for the ...
12/07/2022

Come get into the Holiday spirit while touring some of Plainfield, NJ’s beautiful historic homes all decked out for the Holidays. This tour will feature 8 historic homes filled with holiday décor and plenty of original architectural details. This tour was also designed to lead you through 6 unique historic districts within the city of Plainfield so we encourage you to explore the neighborhoods and admire the unique and grand architecture that make Plainfield the Queen City. 100% of proceeds from this family friendly event will benefit Save The Queen City, a 501(c)3 focused on historic preservation in Plainfield.
*Sunday December 18th, 10:00AM-4:00PM. Last ticket at 2:00PM.
*$35/ticket - Presale. http://bit.ly/STQC-Tour
*$40/ticket - Same day at DuCret School of Art in Plainfield.
*Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
*Please note, homes are not handicap or stroller accessible.
Same-day tickets can be purchased at:
DuCret School of Art – 1030 Central Ave, Plainfield, NJ 07060
House tour maps will be provided at starting point of DuCret School of Art.
Email questions to: [email protected]
Advance Tickets: http://bit.ly/STQC-Tour

Great open house for DuCret Center of Art, oldest art institution in NJ..
12/03/2022

Great open house for DuCret Center of Art, oldest art institution in NJ..

Hi Crescent Area Neighbors we are organzing our first treasure sale throughout the historic districts similiar to the ol...
06/14/2022

Hi Crescent Area Neighbors we are organzing our first treasure sale throughout the historic districts similiar to the old FOSH sales. For $25 you can join the sale and clear out any clutter around the house for a good cause, all donations from signups will benefit the drake house. You can follow the link below to join now thru Sunday June 19th
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QM9R32EADCRZ8

New historic looking posts going in the neighborhood for the no parking signs.  Thank you resident Brian Munroe for his ...
04/08/2021

New historic looking posts going in the neighborhood for the no parking signs. Thank you resident Brian Munroe for his valiant efforts in getting this multi-year project done. We are coming along....

Watching a video tribute to a man who was born into my house.  We got a glimpse of the house across the street from the ...
02/03/2021

Watching a video tribute to a man who was born into my house. We got a glimpse of the house across the street from the 1920s...this was 811 Third Place

11/08/2020

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313 Franklin Place
Plainfield, NJ
07060

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+19735255492

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