National Historic Landmark - Joseph Henry House

National Historic Landmark - Joseph Henry House

This was the home of Joseph Henry (1797-1878), who did important research in the field of electromagnetism and served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1846-78) and President of the National Academy ...

National Historic Landmark- Hangar No. 1, Lakehurst Naval Air

National Historic Landmark -Hangar No. 1, Lakehurst Naval Air Station

Commissioned in 1921, Lakehurst Naval Air Station became the hub of naval lighter-than-air activity;

it was the home port for the Navy's rigid airships SHENNANDOAH, LOS ANGELES, AKRON, and MACON.

In addition, it ...

National Historic Landmark - Hadrosaurus Foulkii Leidy Site

National Historic Landmark - Hadrosaurus Foulkii Leidy Site

Discovered by William Parker Foulke in October 1858, Hadrosaurus foulkii Leidy was the first relatively complete dinosaur skeleton found in North America, and, in fact, anywhere in the world.

Realizing the spectacular nature of ...

National Historic Landmark - Great Falls of the Passaic Society

National Historic Landmark - Great Falls of the Passaic Society for Useful Manufacturing HD

Developed by Alexander Hamilton and Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the Great Falls district is the site of the first attempt in the United States to harness the entire ...

National Historic Landmark- Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co

National Historic Landmark - Great Atlantic And Pacific Tea Company Warehouse

From its beginnings in 1859 as a leather and tea importing business in New York to its position as the nation's largest retailer by the mid-20th century, A&P outstandingly ...

National Historic Landmark - Grace Church

National Historic Landmark - Grace Church

Consecrated October 5, 1848, Grace Church was commissioned by Bishop George Washington Doane of New Jersey, one of Richard Upjohn's most important patrons.

It is based on A.C. Pugins's GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE, which became the major reference ...

National Historic Landmark- Georgian Court

National Historic Landmark - Georgian Court

Completed in 1898, this palatial --Georgian Revival-- estate was designed for George Jay Gould (1864-1923), the wealthy eldest son of Jay Gould, by Bruce Price (1845-1903), who was among the most able and well-known architects ...

National Historic Landmark - T. Thomas Fortune House

National Historic Landmark - T. Thomas Fortune House

From 1901 to 1915, this was the home of T. Thomas Fortune, the crusading Black journalist, who articulated the cause of Black rights in his newspapers at the turn of the 20th century.

National Historic Landmark- Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook

National Historic Landmark - Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook Proving Ground Historic District

Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook Proving Ground Historic District reflects the history of a vital defense installation guarding New York City and its harbor from 1895 to ...

National Historic Landmark - The Speedwell Village Factory

National Historic Landmark - The Speedwell Village Factory

Samuel F. B. Morse (1791-1872) developed and successfully demonstrated the telegraph in the Vail Factory in 1838.

The Village is the site of a 19th century ironworks complex, including the Vail Homestead, Factory, and ...