Olcott Avenue Historic District

The Olcott Avenue Historic District, in Bernardsville, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, recognizes a neighborhood that was developed in the early 20th century.[2]

Olcott Avenue Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Portions of Olcott, Childsworth, and Highview Avenues, and Church Street, Bernardsville, New Jersey
Coordinates	40.7199°N 74.5666°W
Area	28 acres (11 ha)
Built	1905
NRHP reference No.	09000940[1]
Added to NRHP	November 20, 2009

According to the National Park Service:

The Olcott Avenue neighborhood in the borough of Bernardsville, located in northeast Somerset County, was developed at the turn of the 20th century as a carefully laid out middle class residential neighborhood. The streets in the district are characterized by lots of moderate size with regular setbacks with moderate to substantial dwellings constructed in a variety of late 19th and early 20th century architectural styles, several of which are particularly noteworthy examples. The original dwellings constructed during the first three decades or so of the 20th century all still stand and the streetscape has changed relatively little since curbs and sidewalks were added and the road was paved around 1916. Residents of the district have continued the long tradition of participation in civic activities.[3]

The district was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 2009.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Ann Parsekian; Janice Armstrong & Dennis Bertland (December 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Olcott Avenue Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-01-04. (108 pages, with maps, historic photos, 36 recent color photos)
3. "Weekly Highlight 12/04/2009 Olcott Avenue Historic District, Somerset County, New Jersey".