National Register of Historic Places

Nitschke, Oswald J., House

Kenilworth, Union County, New Jersey
Listed
January 17, 2008
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
07001406

About this property

The Oswald Nitschke House is located in Kenilworth, Union County, New Jersey, United States. The clapboard wood frame farmhouse was built c. 1880 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 2008. It is named for Oswald J. Nitschke, a mayor of Kenilworth who served three terms and supported Kenilworth's 1907 incorporation. In 2003, commercial development threatened to demolish the house, but the Kenilworth Historical Society moved the building 1500 feet to save it. National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, New Jersey

Location

49 S. 21 St.
Kenilworth, Union County, New Jersey
40.67680, -74.29067

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Sources

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

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When was Nitschke, Oswald J., House listed on the National Register?

Nitschke, Oswald J., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 2008.

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Nitschke, Oswald J., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Nitschke, Oswald J., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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