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Plainfield

11 places in Plainfield, New Jersey are on the National Register of Historic Places. Houses make up the largest group by what the buildings were for. One of the listings is a historic district rather than a single building.

The earliest listing here is Nathaniel Drake House, added Jun 19, 1973.

Map

Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data. A point marks the record location and does not mean the place is open to visitors. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

11
Listings
1
Historic districts
1973
First listing

Oldest on the register

First listedNathaniel Drake House · Jun 19, 1973
Oldest construction dateFirehouse No. 4 · built 1888

Listing dates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data. Construction years come from Wikidata, matched on reference number, and are on record for 2 of the 11 listings here. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Historic districts

Styles that appear most

Colonial Revival 1Gothic Revival 1International Style 1Queen Anne style 1Renaissance Revival 1Romanesque Revival 1

Style labels come from Wikidata and are on record for 5 of the 11 listings here. The count is the number of listings carrying each label. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Every listing

Nathaniel Drake House1973
Address
602 W. Front St., Plainfield
Listed
Jun 19, 1973
Reference
73001135
Style
Gothic Revival
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Drake, Nathaniel, House
Firehouse No. 41993
Address
1015 South Ave., Plainfield
Listed
Mar 11, 1993
Reference
93000133
Built
1888
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Firehouse No. 4
Netherwood Station1984
Address
Between North and South Aves., Plainfield
Listed
Jun 22, 1984
Reference
84002830
Style
Romanesque Revival architecture, Queen Anne style architecture in the United States
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Netherwood Station
Plainfield Central Fire Headquarters1993
Address
315 Central Ave., Plainfield
Listed
Mar 4, 1993
Reference
93000131
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Plainfield Central Fire Headquarters
Plainfield Civic District1993
Address
Roughly, Watchung Ave. between E. Fifth and E. Seventh Sts., Plainfield
Listed
Jun 17, 1993
Reference
93000533
Contributing
4 buildings, 1 objects
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Plainfield Civic District
Plainfield Station1984
Address
North Ave., Plainfield
Listed
Jun 22, 1984
Reference
84002837
Style
Renaissance Revival architecture
Contributing
2 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Plainfield Station
Saint Mary's Catholic Church Complex1985
Address
Liberty and W. 6th Sts., Plainfield
Listed
Apr 11, 1985
Reference
85000785
Contributing
3 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Saint Mary's Catholic Church Complex
Smalley-Wormser House1978
Address
W of Plainfield at 84 Mountain Ave., Plainfield vicinity
Listed
Oct 19, 1978
Reference
78001798
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Directions ↗
Smalley-Wormser House
George A. Strong House2012
Address
1030 Central Ave., Plainfield
Listed
Aug 28, 2012
Reference
12000570
Built
1896
Style
International Style, Colonial Revival architecture
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Strong, George A., House
Waring, Orville, T., House1979
Address
900 Park Ave., Plainfield
Listed
May 14, 1979
Reference
79003252
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Waring, Orville, T., House
Young Women's Christian Association of Plainfield and North Plainfield1998
Address
232 W. Front St., Plainfield
Listed
Mar 12, 1998
Reference
98000232
Style
Tudor Revival architecture
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Young Women's Christian Association of Plainfield and North Plainfield

Every listing here also appears on the county pages for Somerset and Union.