National Register of Historic Places
Edgewater Public Library
Also known as Edgewater Free Library
On the National Register since 200917 years
Listed 2009Edgewater
Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
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About Edgewater Public Library
Edgewater Public Library, at 49 Hudson Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 23, 2009. The Register lists it for its architecture and education, at the local level.
What it isLibrary in Edgewater, New Jersey. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
Through the years
1915 to today
- 1915Built
- 2009Added to the National Register of Historic Places
- 2026On the Register for 17 years
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49 Hudson Ave., Edgewater · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Edgewater Public LibraryStart here
- 2
Edgewater Borough HallBuilding · 0.3 mi on
Around it
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★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
StBINGHAMTON (ferryboat)Structure0.9 miBAlcoa Edgewater WorksBuilt 19160.9 miBSt. Walburga's AcademyLate 29th and 20th Century Revivals1.1 miBSheffield Farms StableLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals1.3 miStIRT Broadway Line ViaductStructure1.3 miDWest Harlem Historic DistrictDistrict1.3 miBGeneral Grant National MemorialBuilt 18971.4 miBInternational House20th Century Revivals1.4 miBRiverside ChurchLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · Built 19271.4 miBBroadway Synagogue, OldBuilding1.4 miDManhattanville HousesDistrict1.4 miBNew York Public Library, Hamilton Grange BranchItalian Renaissance · Built 19071.4 miBP.S. 186Building1.4 miBChapel of the Intercession Complex and Trinity CemeteryLate Gothic Revival1.4 mi★Hispanic Society of America ComplexBeaux Arts Classicism1.4 miDAudubon Terrace Historic DistrictItalian Renaissance1.4 miDAudubon Park Historic DistrictDistrict1.4 miBSchinasi HouseBuilt 19071.5 mi
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BUnion Theological SeminaryCollegiate Gothic Style · Built 18361.5 miBCroton Aqueduct Gate HouseRomanesque Revival · Built 18841.5 miBCollege of the City of New YorkGothic Style1.5 miDHamilton Heights Historic DistrictRomanesque1.5 miB32nd Police Precinct Station House ComplexBuilding1.5 miBStudents' HallLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals1.6 mi★Pupin Physics Laboratories, Columbia UniversityBuilding1.6 miBMilbank, Brinckerhoff, and Fiske HallsLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals1.6 mi★Hamilton Grange National MemorialBuilt 19621.6 miBIvey Delph ApartmentsModern Movement1.6 miBJohn James Audubon HousesBuilding1.6 miBNorth Presbyterian ChurchBuilding1.6 miSt116th Street-Columbia University Subway Station (IRT)Beaux-Arts1.7 mi★Low Memorial Library, Columbia UniversityBeaux Arts1.7 miBBrooks and Hewitt HallsLate 19th and 20th Century Revival1.7 miBDelta Psi, Alpha ChapterLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals1.7 miBEarl HallBuilt 19001.7 miBFord Motor Company Edgewater Assembly PlantBuilding1.7 miStSubstation 219Modern Movement1.7 miDDorrance Brooks Square Historic DistrictDistrict1.7 miBBailey HouseRomanesque Revival · Built 18881.7 miDSugar Hill Historic DistrictLate Victorian1.7 mi★Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington HouseGothic · Built 19151.7 miBMary McLeod Bethune GardensBuilding1.7 mi★Philosophy HallItalian Renaissance1.8 miBCasa ItalinaNeo-Italian Renaissance1.8 miBPublic School 157Renaissance Revival1.8 mi★Paul Robeson HomeBeaux Arts · Built 19141.8 miDJumel Terrace Historic DistrictQueen Anne1.8 miBFort Washington Avenue ArmoryTudor Revival1.8 miDManhattan Avenue-West 120th-123rd Streets Historic DistrictNeo-Greco1.9 miBSt. Philip's ChurchLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19111.9 mi★Will Marion Cook HouseGeorgian1.9 miDSt. Nicholas Historic DistrictLate 19th Century1.9 miDWest 147th-149th Streets Historic DistrictLate Victorian1.9 miBDunbar ApartmentsBuilding1.9 mi★Matthew Henson ResidenceBuilding1.9 mi★Morris-Jumel MansionColonial Georgian · Built 17651.9 miSt168th Street Subway Station (IRT)Beaux-Arts1.9 miStJeffrey's Hook LighthouseBuilt 19211.9 miBTownhouses at 352 and 353 Riverside Dr.Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revival Styles2 miSt110th Street-Cathedral Parkway Subway Station (IRT)Beaux-Arts2 miBChurch of Notre Dame and RectoryFrench Neoclassical Style2 miBSt. Luke's HospitalBuilt 18502 miBApollo TheaterBuilt 19142 miBNew York Presbyterian ChurchGothic · Built 18852 miBNational Headquarters, March on Washington for Jobs and FreedomBuilding2 miBCalvary Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilding2 mi★Claude McKay ResidenceBuilt 19322 mi★New York Amsterdam News BuildingGreek Revival · Built 19162 mi★James Weldon Johnson HouseRomanesque2 miDCentral Harlem North Historic DistrictDistrict2 miBHarlem River HousesBuilding2 miBChurch of the MadonnaBuilding2 mi
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Questions about Edgewater Public Library
Is Edgewater Public Library on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Dec 23, 2009 (Register number 09001154).
Is Edgewater Public Library a National Historic Landmark?
No. It is on the National Register; New Jersey has 54 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Hispanic Society of America Complex, 1.4 miles away.
Can you visit Edgewater Public Library?
Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.
Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.