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Plainfield Central Fire Headquarters
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National Register of Historic Places

Plainfield Central Fire Headquarters

On the National Register since 199333 years
Listed 1993Plainfield
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Plainfield Central Fire Headquarters

Plainfield Central Fire Headquarters, at 315 Central Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 4, 1993. It was among the first 11 of Plainfield’s 19 listings. The Register lists it for its town planning and architecture, at the local level.

What it isFire station in New Jersey, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 25 minutes

315 Central Ave., Plainfield · about 1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Plainfield Central Fire HeadquartersStart here
  2. 2Saint Mary's Catholic Church ComplexBuilding · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3Van Wyck Brooks Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.3 mi on
  4. 4Orville Waring T. HouseBuilding · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5All Souls ChurchBuilt 1892 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BPlainfield Masonic TempleBuilt 19290.3 miBPlainfield StationBuilding0.3 miDNorth Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miDNorth Avenue Commercial DistrictDistrict0.3 miDPlainfield Civic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBGrace Episcopal ChurchBuilt 18920.4 miBYoung Women's Christian Association of Plainfield and North PlainfieldBuilding0.4 miBNathaniel Drake HouseBuilding0.5 miDCrescent Area Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi

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Questions about Plainfield Central Fire Headquarters

Is Plainfield Central Fire Headquarters on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 4, 1993 (Register number 93000131).

Is Plainfield Central Fire Headquarters a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New Jersey has 54 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Baltusrol Golf Club, 7.4 miles away.

Can you visit Plainfield Central Fire Headquarters?

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.