Fairmount Apartments
National Register of Historic Places

Fairmount Apartments

Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
Listed
March 3, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
95000183

About this property

The Fairmount Apartments, also known as the Grand Lady of Jersey City, are located in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The Apartments were added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 3, 1995. The Apartments are an example of an early twentieth century Arts and Crafts style apartments.

Location

2595 Kennedy Blvd.
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
40.72518, -74.07363

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 95000183. It was listed on March 3, 1995.

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Dutch-Munsee War (Kieft's War) — Pavonia Massacre
1643Colonial
0.3 mi
Kieft's War - Pavonia Massacre 1643
1643Colonial
0.5 mi
Battle of Paulus Hook Aug 19 1779
1779Revolutionary War
0.5 mi
HMS Jersey Prison Ship New York Harbor
1778Revolutionary War
1 mi
Pavonia Massacre
1643Colonial
1.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Fairmount Apartments listed on the National Register?

Fairmount Apartments was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 3, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Fairmount Apartments?

Fairmount Apartments is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fairmount Apartments?

The period of significance for Fairmount Apartments is recorded as the civil_war era.

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