Middlesex County, New Jersey
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 76 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Piscataway.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP50 of 76 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
76 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Agnew, Thomas I., House | New Brunswick | 1982 |
| Ayers-Allen House | Metuchen | 1985 |
| Barron Library | Woodbridge | 1977 |
| Bishop, James, House | New Brunswick | 1976 |
| Buccleuch Mansion | New Brunswick | 1977 |
| Cedar Grove School | Old Bridge | 1976 |
| Christ Episcopal Church | New Brunswick | 1989 |
| Cranbury Historic District | Cranbury | 1980 |
| Demarest House | New Brunswick | 1977 |
| Dutch Reformed Church | New Brunswick | 1988 |
| Edison, Thomas A., Memorial Tower | Edison | 1979 |
| Ensley-Mount-Buckalew House | Jamesburg | 1979 |
| First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery | Woodbridge | 2008 |
| Fitz-Randolph, Ephraim, House | Piscataway | 1973 |
| Freeman, Mary Wilkins, House | Metuchen | 2020 |
| Goldman House | Piscataway Township | 2010 |
| Great Beds Light Station | South Amboy | 2008 |
| Guest, Henry, House | New Brunswick | 1976 |
| Gulick House | Monmouth Junction | 1979 |
| Helme, G. W., Snuff Mill District | Helmetta | 1980 |
| Holmes-Tallman House | Jamesburg | 1979 |
| Inness, George, House | Perth Amboy | 1979 |
| Ivy Hall | Piscataway | 1971 |
| Jarrard, Levi D., House | New Brunswick | 1982 |
| Johnson, William H., House | New Brunswick | 2006 |
| Kearney, Edward S., House | East Brunswick | 1979 |
| Kearny, Lawrence, House | Perth Amboy | 1976 |
| King Block | New Brunswick | 1988 |
| King's Highway Historic District | S. Brunswick Township | 2000 |
| Laing House of Plainfield Plantation | Edison | 1988 |
| Livingston Avenue Historic District | New Brunswick | 1996 |
| Livingston Homestead | Highland Park | 2002 |
| Livingston Manor Historic District | Highland Park Borough | 2004 |
| Main Post Office | New Brunswick | 1984 |
| Metlar House | Piscataway | 1973 |
| Metuchen Borough Hall | Metuchen | 2001 |
| Middlesex Avenue-Woodwild Park Historic District | Borough of Metuchen | 2017 |
| Milltown India Rubber Company | Milltown | 1986 |
| National Musical String Company | New Brunswick | 1982 |
| New Brunswick Station | New Brunswick | 1984 |
| New Jersey Hall | New Brunswick | 1975 |
| Old Bridge Historic District | East Brunswick | 1977 |
| Old Cranbury School | Cranbury | 1971 |
| Old Queen's NHL | New Brunswick | 1976 |
| Old School Baptist Church and Cemetery | South River | 1992 |
| Onderdonk, Isaac, House | Piscataway | 1973 |
| Perth Amboy City Hall and Surveyor General's Office | Perth Amboy | 1981 |
| Perth Amboy Ferry Slip | Perth Amboy | 1978 |
| Perth Amboy Public Library | Perth Amboy Cty | 2025 |
| Perth Amboy Station | Perth Amboy | 1984 |
| Poile Zedek Synagogue | New Brunswick | 1995 |
| Princeton Nurseries Historic District | Plainsboro and South Brunswick | 2018 |
| Proprietary House | Perth Amboy | 1971 |
| Queen's Campus, Rutgers University | New Brunswick | 1973 |
| Randolphville Bridge | Piscataway | 1999 |
| Raritan Landing Archeological District | Highland Park | 1979 |
| Raritan Landing Archeological District (Boundary Increase) | Highland Park | 1984 |
| Road Up Raritan Historic District | Piscataway Township | 1997 |
| Roosevelt Hospital | Edison | 2002 |
| Rutgers Preparatory School | New Brunswick | 1975 |
| Saint Mary of Mount Virgin Roman Catholic Church | New Brunswick | 2010 |
| Saint Peter the Apostle Church | New Brunswick | 2005 |
| Sayre and Fisher Reading Room | Sayreville | 1979 |
| Short Hills Battlefield Historic District | Edison Township | 2014 |
| Shotwell, Benjamin, House | Edison | 1987 |
| Simpson United Methodist Church | Perth Amboy | 1979 |
| Smock, Matthias, House | Piscataway | 1973 |
| St. Mary's Church | South River Borough | 2003 |
| St. Peter's Episcopal Church | Perth Amboy | 1977 |
| St. Peters Church and Buildings | Spotswood | 1979 |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | Woodbridge Township | 2004 |
| United States Post Office | Metuchen Borough | 2008 |
| White, Joseph and Minnie, House | Middlesex | 1988 |
| Wicoff, John Van Buren, House | Plainsboro | 1998 |
| Withington Estate | Kingstown | 1984 |
| Wood Lawn | New Brunswick | 1978 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBMiddlesex was formed in 1683 (1683-03-07) from unknown / original county.
7 March 1682/1683. MIDDLESEX created as one of four original counties in East New Jersey.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusMiddlesex County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1790 | 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15,956 | 17,890 | 21,470 | 21,893 | 34,812 | 52,286 | 79,762 | 162,334 | 217,077 | 264,872 | 433,856 | 595,893 | 750,162 | 863,162 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS70 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 70 of 70 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Alpine Cemetery |
| Beth Abraham Cemetery |
| Beth Israel Cemetery |
| Beth Israel Cemetery - Woodbridge Memorial Park |
| Brainerd Cemetery |
| Brookside Memorial Park |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Chestnut Hill Cemetery |
| Christ Church Cemetery |
| Clover Leaf Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Congregation Beth Mordecai Cemetery |
| Congregation Shari Tephalo Cemetery |
| Degel Yehudo Cemetery |
| Elmwood Cemetery |
| Elmwood Cemetery |
| Ernst Memorial Cemetery |
| Fernwood Cemetery |
| First Methodist Cemetery |
| Floral Park Cemetery |
| Franklin Memorial Park |
| Garden of Memories |
| Hebrew Fraternity Cemetery |
| Hillside Cemetery |
| Hoffman Hill Cemetery |
| Holy Cross Burial Park and Mausoleum |
| Holy Redeemer Cemetery |
| Holy Trinity Cemetery |
| Lake Nelson Memorial Park |
| Metuchen Colonial Cemetery |
| Mount Hebron Cemetery |
| Mount Lebanon Cemetery - Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens |
| New Calvary Cemetery |
| New Dover Cemetery |
| Old Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Old Calvary Cemetery |
| Osage Cemetery |
| Our Lady of Hungary Cemetery |
| Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish Cemetery |
| Poile Zeda Cemetery |
| Princeton Abbey and Cemetery |
| Resurrection Cemetery |
| Runyon - Stelle Cemetery |
| Sacred Heart Cemetery |
| Saint Gertrudes Cemetery |
| Saint James Cemetery |
| Saint James Episcopal Church Cemetery |
| Saint James the Less Cemetery |
| Saint John the Baptist Orthodox Church Cemetery |
| Saint Mary Cemetery |
| Saint Mary Church Cemetery |
| Saint Mary's Cemetery |
| Saint Michael's Parish Cemetery |
| Saint Nicholas Cemetery |
| Saint Peters Cemetery |
| Saint Spiridon Russian Orthodox Cemetery |
| Saint Stanislaus Cemetery |
| Saint Stephens Cemetery |
| Saints Cyrillus and Methodius Cemetery |
| Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery |
| Shalom Cemetery |
| Smally Cemetery |
| Trinity Cemetery |
| Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Assumption Cemetery |
| Van Liew Cemetery |
| Washington Cemetery |
| Washington Monumental Cemetery |
| Westminster Cemetery |
| Willow Grove Cemetery |
| Windsor Gardens Cemetery |
| Woodbridge Memorial Gardens Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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